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plasmagene
plas·ma·gene
[
plázmə jn
]
(
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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