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replicon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
repli-con
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From replic(ate) + -on.

Inflected Forms

replicons (plural)

Derived Forms

interreplicon minireplicon multireplicon

Frequently Paired Words

cistron gene locus

Questions

What does replicon mean?
A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage.
Where does replicon come from?
From replic(ate) + -on.

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