genophore

English edit

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

genophore (plural genophores)

(biology) The DNA of a prokaryote.
- 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 United States of America, →DOI:
  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.
(biology) The genetic behavior and correlated DNA fibrils of bacteria.

Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth (Margulis & Schwartz) →ISBN
MARGULIS, Lynn. Hans Ris (1914-2004): Genophore, chromosomes and the bacterial origin of chloroplasts. INT. MICROBIOL. [online]. 2005, vol.8, n.2, pp. 145-148. ISSN 1139-6709.