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Abstract
DNA that occurs outside of CHROMOSOMES in prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells.
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- Extra-Chromosomal DNA
- ecDNA
- Extra-Cellular DNA
- Extra-Chromosomal circular DNA
- Extracellular DNA
- Extrachromosomal Circular DNA
- eccDNA
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5 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings analysis, chemistry, genetics, isolation & purification, metabolism.
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2026
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- DNA (1970-2025)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Extrachromosomal DNA. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000099268. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000099268
- Extrachromosomal DNA. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrachromosomal_DNA
- Extrachromosomal DNA. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5422184