minichromosome

minichromosome
mini·chro·mo·some (min″e-kroґmə-sōm) [mini- + chromosome] 1. a chromatin structure resembling a small chromosome, formed by certain viruses when they infect eukaryotic cells and composed of viral DNA complexed with host histones. 2. a plasmid that contains a chromosomal origin of replication.

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  • Minichromosome — A minichromosome is a small chromatin like structure which resembles a tiny chromosome. It is formed when a virus s DNA binds to one or more histones of a host. See also Minichromosome maintenance proteins External links Def. at Dictionary of… …   Wikipedia

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  • minichromosome — noun A structure, resembling chromatin, formed from the DNA of a virus and histones from the host …   Wiktionary

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  • мини-хромосома — minichromosome мини хромосома. Kольцевая молекула ДНК некоторых вирусов (или прокариот, или цитоплазматическая ДНК эукариот например, дрожжей), упакованная в серию нуклеосом <nucleosome>. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь… …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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  • MCM5 — minichromosome maintenance deficient 5, cell division cycle 46 (S. cerevisiae), also known as MCM5, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: MCM5 MCM5 minichromosome maintenance deficient 5, cell division cycle 46 (S. cerevisiae)| url =… …   Wikipedia

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