genote

ge·note

(jē'nōt), In microbial genetics, an element of recombination in which one of the pair is not a complete chromosome; commonly used as a suffix (for example, endogenote, exogenote, F genote). [gene + G. -ōtēs, toponymic suffix]

ge·note

(jē'nōt) microbial genetics An element of recombination in which one of the pair is not a complete chromosome; commonly used as a suffix (e.g., endogenote, exogenote, F genote). [gene + G. -ōtēs, toponymic suffix]