extragenomic

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adjective

Describing any inherited genetic information that is not part of an organism's genome

“Plasmids are small circles of extragenomic DNA that exists and replicates independently from the bacterial chromosome.”

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Meanings

adjectiveextragenomic (not comparable)

alternative extra-genomic

  1. not comparablebiologyDescribing any inherited genetic information that is not part of an organism's genome

    Plasmids are small circles of extragenomic DNA that exists and replicates independently from the bacterial chromosome.

Origin

From extra- + genomic.

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APA

extragenomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extragenomic

MLA

“extragenomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extragenomic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extragenomic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extragenomic.

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