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progenotes

progenotes is the plural of progenote.

Meaning of progenote

Noun

progenote (plural progenotes)

  1. (evolutionary theory) Any (hypothesised) primordial organism in which the relationship between genotype and phenotype was still evolving.
    • It is sometimes assumed that the concepts of LUCA and progenote are the same by definition; more correctly, it is hypothesised that LUCA was a progenote.
  2. (broadly, evolutionary theory) The most recent common ancestor to all organisms now living on Earth; LUCA; specifically, the most recent progenitor of all archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes.

Questions about progenotes

What is progenotes the plural of?
Progenotes is the plural of progenote.

Words near progenotes in the dictionary

  1. progenitures
  2. progenocide
  3. progenome
  4. progenomes
  5. progenote
  6. progenotes
  7. progeny
  8. progeoglycan
  9. progeria
  10. progerias
  11. progeric

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