Definitions for "Merozygote"
a partially diploid cell generated by introducing a partial second genome into a cell with its own complete genome
A partly diploid E. coli cell formed from a complete chromosome (the endogenote) plus a fragment (the exogenote).
A bacterial cell having a second copy of a particular chromosomal region in the form of an exogenote. A partially diploid Escherichia coli cell formed from a complete chromosome (the endogenote) plus a fragment (the exogenote).