loading...| Preferred Name | portion of meristem tissue | |
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meristematic tissue meristem |
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| Definitions |
A portion of plant tissue (PO:0009007) in which plant cells (PO:0009002) have retained their embryonic characteristics, or have reverted to them secondarily, and that divide to produce new cells that can undergo differentiation to form mature tissues, i.e. they have a capacity for morphogenesis and growth. A formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to cells that differentiate to produce the definitive tissues and organs. Undifferentiated plant issue - the botanical equivalent of animal stem cells Meristem is a plant component consisting of undifferentiated plant issue - the botanical equivalent of animal stem cells. |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009013 |
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A formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to cells that differentiate to produce the definitive tissues and organs. Meristem is a plant component consisting of undifferentiated plant issue - the botanical equivalent of animal stem cells. |
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BTO:0000852 MAT:0000006 MeSH:D018519 PO:0009013 |
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| definition |
A portion of plant tissue (PO:0009007) in which plant cells (PO:0009002) have retained their embryonic characteristics, or have reverted to them secondarily, and that divide to produce new cells that can undergo differentiation to form mature tissues, i.e. they have a capacity for morphogenesis and growth. A formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to cells that differentiate to produce the definitive tissues and organs. Undifferentiated plant issue - the botanical equivalent of animal stem cells Meristem is a plant component consisting of undifferentiated plant issue - the botanical equivalent of animal stem cells. |
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meristematic tissue meristem |
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| label |
portion of meristem tissue |
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| preferred label |
portion of meristem tissue |
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| prefixIRI |
PO:0009013 |
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| prefLabel |
portion of meristem tissue |
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| term editor |
James Malone |
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