genophore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The DNA of a prokaryote.
  2. The genetic behavior and correlated DNA fibrils of bacteria.

Word forms

genophore genophores

Etymology

From geno- + -phore. In the bacterial sense, coined by Hans Ris.

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