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/ek'streuh kroh'meuh soh"meuhl/, adj. Genetics.of or pertaining to DNA that exists outside the main chromosome and acts independently.[1935-40; EXTRA- + CHROMOSOMAL]
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extrachromosomal — Outside or separated from, a chromosome. * * * ex·tra·chro·mo·som·al .krō mə sō məl, zō adj situated or controlled by factors outside the chromosome <extrachromosomal inheritance> <extrachromosomal DNA> * * * ex·tra·chro·mo·so·mal… … Medical dictionary
extrachromosomal — ¦ekstrəˌ adjective Etymology: extra + chromosomal : situated or controlled by factors outside the chromosomes extrachromosomal inheritance extrachromosomal DNA … Useful english dictionary
extrachromosomal — adjective Date: 1940 situated or controlled by factors outside the chromosome < extrachromosomal inheritance > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Extrachromosomal DNA — (sometimes called extranuclear DNA or nonchromosomal DNA) is DNA located or maintained in a cell apart from the chromosomes.In many cases, extrachromosomal DNA is contained in cytoplasmic organelles, such as mitochondria (animals), and in… … Wikipedia
extrachromosomal inheritance — extrachromosomal inheritance. См. экстрахромосомное наследование. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
extrachromosomal molecule — extrachromosomal molecule. См. внехромосомная молекула. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Extrachromosomal array — An extrachromosomal array is a method for mosaic analysis in genetics. It is a cosmid, and contains two functioning (wild type) closely linked genes: a gene of interest and a mosaic marker . Such an array is injected into germ line cells, which… … Wikipedia
extrachromosomal — adjective Happening outside a chromosome … Wiktionary
extrachromosomal — adj. (Genetics) existing outside of the main chromosome (pertaining to DNA) … English contemporary dictionary
extrachromosomal — ex·tra·chromosomal … English syllables
