Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Plasmids
What Plasmids means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Plasmids
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Small circular DNA molecules separate from the main chromosome that can carry extra genes.
Topics that use Plasmids
- Topic 3: Voice of the Genome (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Acrosome
- Acrosome reaction
- Cell cycle and interphase
- Continuous variation and normal distribution
- Cortical reaction
- Differential gene expression
- DNA methylation
- DNA replication and sister chromatids
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