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Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS.
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- Plasmid
- Episome
- Episomes
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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general or unspecified; prefer specifics
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78(75); was see under EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE 1975-77; EPISOMES was see under EXTRACHROMOSOMAL INHERITANCE 1975-77
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- Extrachromosomal Inheritance (1968-1974)
- Genetics (1966-1967)
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- National Library of Medicine. Plasmids. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010957. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010957
- Plasmids. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmid
- Plasmids. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172778