{ Bi″o‐phor′ Bi″o‐phore′ } (�), n. [Gr. � life + � bearing, fr. � to bear.] (Biol.) One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.