1. Noun. (biology) Any organism that is merodiploid ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Merozygote
1. A bacterium that is in part haploid and in part diploid because it has acquired exogenous genetic material for example during transduction or conjugation.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
