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replicon

Syllabification: (rep·li·con)
Pronunciation: /ˈrepliˌkän/

Definition of replicon

noun

Biology
  • a nucleic acid molecule, or part of one, that replicates as a unit, beginning at a specific site within it.

Origin:

1960s: from replication + -on

replicon in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of replicon in the British & World English dictionary