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plasmagene

[plaz-muh-jeen]

noun

Genetics.
  1. a self-replicating genetic particle postulated to be in the cytoplasm of a cell, as in mitochondria.



plasmagene

/ ˌplæzməˈdʒɛnɪk, ˈplæzməˌdʒiːn /

noun

  1. biology any gene other than those carried in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, such as a mitochondrial gene

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • plasmagenic adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plasmagene1

First recorded in 1935–40; plasma + gene
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

If something goes wrong with the division of one of them, a law less plasmagene may be produced.

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