chimeraplast
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chimeraplast
(kī-mîr′ə-plăst′, kĭ-)n.
A synthetic molecule that contains DNA and RNA and is temporarily incorporated into the genome of an organism in order to mediate the repair of mutations in DNA base pairs.
chi·me′ra·plas′ty n.
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