Alloplasm
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Alloplasm is a noun meaning (biology) Cytoplasm that has been modified to form cilia or flagella.
Meaning
(biology) Cytoplasm that has been modified to form cilia or flagella.
Example Sentences
In Brassica, cytoplasmic male sterility has been reported in three alloplasms: (1) Raphanus cytoplasm combined with nuclear genomes of B. oleracea, B. napus (Bannerot et al. 1974; Roussetle and Renard 1978), and B. campestris (Williams and Heyn 1981) […]
Word Forms
- alloplasms
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include apoplasm, archoplasm, paraplasm, axioplasm, ectoplasm, spermoplasm.
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