replicon

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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.

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Meanings

nounreplicon (plural replicons)

plural replicons

  1. biologyA 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.

    During cell division there is a probability that either or both of the master replicons will misreplicate and one of the daughter cells will be missing a master copy.

    1970, Michael Abercrombie, Jean Brachet, Thomas Joseph King, Advances in Morphogenesis - Volume 8, page 177

Origin

From replic(ate) + -on.

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Translations

Finnish replikoni
  • replikoniDNA that replicates as an individual unit
French réplicon
  • répliconDNA that replicates as an individual unit
Indonesian replikon
  • replikonDNA that replicates as an individual unit
Italian replicone
  • repliconeDNA that replicates as an individual unit
Polish replikon
  • replikonDNA that replicates as an individual unit
Portuguese replicão, réplicon
  • replicãoDNA that replicates as an individual unit
  • répliconDNA that replicates as an individual unit
  • repliconDNA that replicates as an individual unit
Spanish replicón
  • replicónDNA that replicates as an individual unit

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

procline
Cite this entry
APA

replicon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replicon

MLA

“replicon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replicon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “replicon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/replicon.

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