See Also: extrachromosomal element(medicine)
extrachromosomal DNA(medicine)
extrachromosomal(medicine)
extrachromosomal gene(medicine)
extrachromosomal inheritance(medicine)
element(1)(dictionary)
element(2)(dictionary)
element(dictionary)
P element(medicine)
Is element(medicine)

besognio (iou) and extrachromosomal element (medicine)


besognio (iou)



besognio noun.Also besonio, bisogno, bisognio. Pl. -os. L16-E19.
[Italian bisogno lit. 'need, want'.]
A raw recruit, esp. one poorly equipped. Also, a needy or worthless fellow. Cf. BEZONIAN.

extrachromosomal element (medicine)


extrachromosomal element


Any heritable element not associated with the chromosome. It is usually a plasmid or the DNA of organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts.