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syngen Microbiology.|ˈsɪndʒən|
[f. syn-1 + generate v.]
A group of organisms, esp. protozoans, capable of breeding together.
1957T. M. Sonneborn in E. Mayr Species Problem 201, I propose the term ‘syngen’ for the potentially common gene pool, for organisms capable of ‘generating together’. 1977Jrnl. Protozool. XXIV. 18/1 We have learned so far that there are ‘isozymes’ of the epiplasmic proteins in Tetrahymena; the molecular weights of proteins B and C vary according to species (including syngens). |