replicon
noun
rep·li·con
ˈre-pli-ˌkän 
: a linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a unit
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The 3 prime messenger RNAs are made from subgenomic fragments, each of which serves as a separate replicon, resembling mini-genomes.
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
Each subgenomic replicon serves as a template to produce positive-strand messenger RNAs via a process akin to the production of full-length genomic RNA (Figure 4).
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
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William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
Each subgenomic replicon serves as a template to produce positive-strand messenger RNAs via a process akin to the production of full-length genomic RNA (Figure 4).
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
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replicon
noun
rep·li·con
ˈrep-li-ˌkän
: a linear or circular section of DNA or RNA which replicates sequentially as a unit
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