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An organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism.
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Endosymbiont — An endosymbiont is any organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism, i.e. forming an endosymbiosis (Greek: ἔνδον endon within , σύν syn together and βίωσις biosis living ). Examples are nitrogen fixing bacteria (called… … Wikipedia
endosymbiont — noun see endosymbiosis … New Collegiate Dictionary
Endosymbiont — Darstellung der Endosymbiontentheorie Die Endosymbiontentheorie (griech. ἔνδον endo = innen, συμβίωσις symbiōsis = das Zusammenleben) besagt, dass in einer frühen Phase der Evolution der Eukaryoten (also aller höheren Organismen) prokaryotische… … Deutsch Wikipedia
endosymbiont — (en do sim be ont) An organism that lives within the body of another organism in a symbiotic association … Dictionary of microbiology
endosymbiont — /en doh sim bee ont , buy /, n. a symbiont that lives within the body of the host. Also, endosymbiote /en doh sim bee oht , buy /. [ENDO + SYMBIONT] * * * … Universalium
endosymbiont — en·do·sym·bi·ont .en dō sim .bī .änt, bē also en·do·sym·bi·ote .ōt n a symbiotic organism living within the body of its partner * * * en·do·sym·bi·ont (en″do simґbe ont) [endo + symbiont] a symbiont which lives within the cells of its… … Medical dictionary
endosymbiont — en·do·symbiont … English syllables
endosymbiont — … Useful english dictionary
endosymbiont hypothesis — The hypothesis that semi autonomous organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts were originally endosymbiotic bacteria or cyanobacteria. The arguments are convincing and although the hypothesis cannot be proven it is widely accepted … Dictionary of molecular biology
Horizontal gene transfer — (HGT), also Lateral gene transfer (LGT), is any process in which an organism incorporates genetic material from another organism without being the offspring of that organism. By contrast, vertical transfer occurs when an organism receives genetic … Wikipedia
