Plastonema
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Plastonema is a noun meaning A filament the surrounds a plastosome (organelle).
Meaning
A filament the surrounds a plastosome (organelle).
Example Sentences
The shape of the plastonema and its relation to the plastosome appear clearly in figures 1, 2, and 3.
The plastid is composed of 2 structures, a filament or plastonema, partially surrounding a lighter staining plastosome.
The proplastid of I. howellii is a flattened structure that is differentiated into a plastonema and a plastosome. Lamellae and starch granules appear first in the plastonema and later in the plastosome.
Word Forms
- plastonemas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include plastosome, plasmodium, protoplasmodium, plastidule, plastide, plastidome.
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