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plasmagene
plas·ma·gene [ plázmə jn ] (plural plas·ma·genes)


noun 
Definition:
 
gene found in cytoplasm: a particle in the cytoplasm of organisms that can replicate itself and is thought to be able to pass on hereditary characteristics in the same way as a chromosomal gene

plas·ma·gen·ic [ plàzmə jénnik ] adjective
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