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genophore, n. Biol.|ˈdʒɛnəʊfɔː(r)| [f. *geno- + -phore.] A nucleic acid or nucleoprotein structure which carries genetic information in prokaryotes, viruses, and certain organelles. Cf. chromosome n.
1961H. Ris in Canad. Jrnl. Genetics & Cytol. III. 112 Since no general term exists for the physical entity corresponding to a linkage group, I would like to propose ‘genophore’ to serve this purpose. 1969Brown & Bertke Textbk. Cytol. vi. 96/1 The prokaryon consists of some sort of low-density ground material..and the DNA in probably one strand—the ‘chromosome’, genophore, or genonema (the term to be used here). 1978Bio Systems X. 72 One may look for prokaryote-like features within the genophores. 1984Oxf. Surveys Evol. Biol. I. 21 Genophore, DNA, seen as electron dense area, or nucleoid genes of the bacterial genome. |