The Collaborative International Dictionary
Biophor
Biophor \Bi"o*phor`\ Biophore \Bi"o*phore`\(b[imac]"[-o]*f[=o]r`), n. [Gr. bi`os life + fo`ros bearing, fr. fe`rein to bear.] (Biol.) One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.
Wiktionary
biophor
n. (context obsolete genetics English) A supposed supramolecular unit of heredity