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genophore

genophore noun: the DNA of a prokaryote.

Noun

genophore (plural genophores)

  1. The DNA of a prokaryote.
    • This switch from actin-based genophore partition to a tubulin-based mechanism generated a transition period during which both types of cytoskeleton contributed to fidelity of chromosome segregation.2007, A. Villasante, J. P. Abad, M. Méndez-Lago, “Centromeres were derived from telomeres during the evolution of the eukaryotic chromosome”, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the...
  2. The genetic behavior and correlated DNA fibrils of bacteria.

Forms of genophore

pluralgenophores

Origin of genophore

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

Questions about genophore

What does genophore mean?
Genophore means the DNA of a prokaryote.
What part of speech is genophore?
Genophore is a noun.
What is the plural of genophore?
The plural of genophore is genophores.

Words near genophore in the dictionary

  1. genophilia
  2. genophobe
  3. genophobes
  4. genophobia
  5. genophobic
  6. genophore
  7. genophores
  8. genophyte
  9. genophytes
  10. genopolitical
  11. genopolitics

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