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Noun: plasmid  plaz-mid
  1. A small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication
    - plasmid DNA

Derived forms: plasmids

Type of: cellular inclusion, inclusion, inclusion body

Encyclopedia: Plasmid

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