adverb
- In a manner relating to or characteristic of an episome; in the way that an episome functions or exists within a cell.
Usage: technical; biology; genetics
Examples
- The plasmid replicated episomally within the bacterial cell.
- Genes carried episomally can be transmitted to daughter cells during division.
- The DNA segment was maintained episomally rather than being integrated into the chromosome.
- Episomally located genes showed different expression patterns compared to chromosomal genes.