Associations to the word «Plasmid»

Wiktionary

PLASMID, noun. (cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria, but also in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.

Dictionary definition

PLASMID, noun. A small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication.

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.