Molecular biology. A small, usually circular piece of extrachromosomal DNA of bacteria that replicates independently of the main chromosome. Plasmids can be transferred from one organism to another and incorporated into the genome of the host adding new traits like antibiotic resistance. Artificially constructed plasmids are used as cloning vectors in genetic engineering.
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