A hypothetical simple biological entity or organized system of a kind that could have included the evolutionary common ancestor of eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
Origin
1970s. From pro- + geno- + -ote.
Definition of progenote in US English:
progenote
nounprə(ʊ)ˈdʒiːnəʊt
Biology
A hypothetical simple biological entity or organized system of a kind that could have included the evolutionary common ancestor of eukaryotes and prokaryotes.