Photogene

//ˈfəʊtəʊd͡ʒiːn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A photograph. obsolete
  2. 2
    A gene involved in photosynthesis.
  3. 3
    An afterimage. archaic

    "1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology In youth , the visual apparatus is so quickly restored to its state of integrity , that many of these photogenes, as they are called , cannot be perceived ."

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"1864-1898, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Biology In youth , the visual apparatus is so quickly restored to its state of integrity , that many of these photogenes, as they are called , cannot be perceived ."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From photo- + -gene.

Etymology 2

From photo- + gene.

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