plasmagene

noun plas·ma·gene \-ˌjēn\

Definition of PLASMAGENE

: a self-replicating extranuclear determiner of hereditary characteristics

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1939

Medical Dictionary

noun plas·ma·gene \-ˌjēn\

: an extranuclear determiner of hereditary characteristics with a capacity for replication similar to that of a nuclear gene

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