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How to pronounce “plasmid”

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Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of plasmid with real speech in context.
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Real speech example: We Write this to You from the Distant Futureis called a plasmid. A plasmid is a ring of DNA at this point, you find it in nature,
Definition summary: (cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes found in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and they are used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.

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We Write this to You from the Distant Future

is called a plasmid. A plasmid is a ring of DNA at this point, you find it in nature,

[Noun]
(cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from — and replicates independently of — the chromosomes; such loops are most commonly found in bacteria, but they are also sometimes found in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and they are used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.