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核外遺伝子 (kakugaiidenshi) Japanese meaning: plasmagene | Kotomora
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Plasmagenes are found in mitochondria and chloroplasts.
Kanji 遺 bequeath, leave behind, reserve 伝 transmit, go along, walk along 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM Related words 遺い 伝でん 子し 遺伝子 is the general term for 'gene', while 核外遺伝子 specifically refers to genes outside the nucleus.
細さい 胞ぼう 質しつ 遺い 伝でん 子し 細胞質遺伝子 is a synonym for 核外遺伝子, both meaning 'cytoplasmic gene' or 'plasmagene'.
Etymology Compound of 核外 (kakugai, 'extranuclear') + 遺伝子 (idenshi, 'gene'). The term is a direct translation of the English 'plasmagene'.