See Also: replication origin(medicine)
origin of replication(medicine)
DNA replication(health)
replication(dictionary)
replication, DNA(medicine)
DNA replication(medicine)
Replication(medicine)
bidirectional replication(medicine)
virus replication(medicine)
unidirectional replication(medicine)

isopycnic (iou) and origin of replication (medicine)


isopycnic (iou)



isopycnic adjective & noun. L19.
[formed as ISOPYCNAL + -IC.]
A. adjective. (Connecting points) of the same density or of constant density. Also (Biochemistry), pertaining to or designating ultracentrifugal separative techniques which rely on differences in density between the components of a mixture. L19.
b. noun. Meteorology. A line (imaginary or on a map or chart) or an imaginary surface connecting points at which the density (esp. of the atmosphere) is the same. Cf. ISOSTERE 1a. L19.

origin of replication (medicine)


origin of replication
<molecular biology> Regions of DNA that are necessary for its replication to begin, such as pBR322 ori, required for plasmid replication.