protobiont

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Synonyms: photobiont, probiont

Antonyms: photobiont, probiont

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Noun

1. An [[aggregation]] of [[organic]] [[molecule]]s, surrounded by a [[membrane]], that [[abiotically]] [[coalesce]]s into [[resemblance]]s of living matter; thought to be the [[precursor]]s of [[prokaryotic]] [[cell]]s

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