Biology GCSE
Plasmids
What Plasmids means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Small rings of DNA, separate from the main DNA loop, of which there may be one or more, or none at all.
Small circular DNA molecules that are separate from the main loop and can be passed between cells.
Topics that use Plasmids
- Eukaryotes and prokaryotes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cell membrane
- Cell wall
- Cytoplasm
- DNA loop
- Nucleus
- Scale and measurement in biology
- Standard form
- Surface area to volume ratio
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