NALT

Preferred term

plasmids

Chemical

Extrachromosomal, usually circular DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in genetic engineering as cloning vectors.

circular DNA

episomes
megaplasmids
plasmid DNA

Use for extrachromosomal DNA as described in the definition; for plasmids being used as genetic vectors USE plasmid vectors.

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

29082

Spanish

plásmidos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/26356

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Created 1/19/06, last modified 4/20/17