replicon


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replicon

[′rep·lə‚kän]
(genetics)
Each deoxyribonucleic segment that acts as a unit of replication.
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In this study, just IncFI[I.sub.Y] plasmid replicon were detected mostly in strains of the pathogenic biotype 4 isolated from human diarrheic feces; however, it did not relate to any acquired resistance genes (Table 1).
Development of porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus replicon vector for Foot-and-mouth disease vaccine.
The plasmid encoding OXA-48 [beta]-lactamase did not belong to any known PCR-based replicon typing.
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