Definitions for merozygote
merozy·gote

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1. merozygotenoun

   Any organism that is merodiploid

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1. Merozygote

   Merozygote is a state when a cell, usually bacterial, is temporarily partial diploid as result of DNA transfer processes like conjugation.One example of how merozygotes can be formed is the transfer of genetic material of an Hfr cell to an F- cell through conjugation. When an Hfr cell mates with an F- cell, the chromosome acts as a rolling circle transferring a part of its genomic chromosome across a conjugation bridge. The origin is the first bit of the DNA to be injected, while the F-factor is the last. Very rarely the whole portion of the DNA (from the origin through the F-factor) will be transferred, resulting in a very low chance of passing on the F factor to the F- cell. After conjugation, the F- cell will contain a part of the Hfr chromosome, the exogenote, as well as its own genomic chromosome, the endogenote. At this stage the cell is called a merozygote. This temporary partial diploid state may lead to recombination between the corresponding portions of the DNA, so that the genetic material of the donor may be incorporated into the chromosome of the recipient, thereby altering the genotype of the recipient. However, if no recombination occurs, the linear fragment of donor DNA in the recipient cytoplasm will be lost after one cycle. These merozygotes help to study dominance variation and mutation can be known.

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1. Merozygote

   Merozygote is a state when a cell, usually bacterial, is temporarily diploid as result of DNA transfer processes like conjugation. One example of how merozygotes can be formed is the transfer of genetic material during an HFR transformation. In HFR transformation, an F+ prokaryote transfers its F-factor into an Hfr cell. This F-factor plasmid is incorporated into Hfr DNA. When Hfr mates with an F- cell, the chromosome acts as a rolling circle transferring information across a conjugation bridge. The F-factor is the last thing on the circle and often isn't transferred to the F- cell, so it remains an F- cell, but has all the extra genetic information from the transferred Hfr chromosome. This temporary partial diploid of the DNA may lead to recombination between the corresponding portions of the DNA, so that the genetic material of the donor may be incorporated into the chromosome of the recipient, thereby altering the genotype of the recipient. However, if no recombination occurs, the linear fragment of donor DNA in the recipient cytoplasm will be lost after one cycle. These merozygotes help to study dominance variation and mutation can be known.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of merozygote in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of merozygote in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merozygote
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=merozygote