noun
- Organisms or cells that are joined together during conjugation, a form of sexual reproduction or genetic exchange.
Usage: biology; plural form of conjugant
Examples
- The two bacterial conjugants exchanged genetic material through a pilus.
- In paramecia, conjugants form a temporary bridge to transfer nuclei.
- The conjugants remained connected during the entire conjugation process.
- Biologists observed the conjugants under the microscope to study genetic transfer.
- These conjugants are essential for understanding how bacteria share antibiotic resistance genes.