meristem

  • 11meristem — [mer′ə stem΄] n. [< Gr meristos, divided < merizein, to divide < meros, a part (see MERIT) + ēm(a), n. suffix] undifferentiated plant tissue, as the growing tips of roots and stems, the cambium, etc., consisting of actively growing and… …

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  • 12Meristem — Tunica Corpus model of the apical meristem (growing tip). The epidermal (L1) and subepidermal (L2) layers form the outer layers called the tunica. The inner L3 layer is called the corpus. Cells in the L1 and L2 layers divide in a sideways fashion …

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  • 13meristem — /mer euh stem /, n. Bot. embryonic tissue in plants; undifferentiated, growing, actively dividing cells. [1870 75; < Gk merist(ós) divided, distributed (equiv. to *merid , s. of merízein to divide into parts (deriv. of méris part, share) + tos v …

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  • 14meristem — meristema statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Ląstelių grupė, kurios neribotai ilgai išlaiko sugebėjimą dalintis ir kurių pagrindinė funkcija yra laiduoti augimą. atitikmenys: angl. meristem rus. меристема …

    Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • 15meristem culture — noun The aseptic culture on a suitable medium of excised shoot apical meristems (also shoot tip culture) • • • Main Entry: ↑meristem …

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  • 16meristem tip — An explant comprising the meristem (meristematic dome) and usually one pair of leaf primordia. Also refers to explants originating from apical meristem tip or lateral or axillary meristem tip …

    Glossary of Biotechnology

  • 17meristem culture — meristemų kultūra statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Meristeminis audinys, auginamas in vitro, siekiant regeneruoti augalą. atitikmenys: angl. meristem culture rus. культура меристем …

    Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • 18meristem tip culture — Cultures derived from meristem tip explants. Used widely to achieve virus elimination and axillary shoot proliferation, less commonly for callus production …

    Glossary of Biotechnology

  • 19meristem — noun Etymology: Greek meristos divided (from merizein to divide, from meros) + English em (as in system) Date: 1872 a formative plant tissue usually made up of small cells capable of dividing indefinitely and giving rise to similar cells or to&#8230; …

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  • 20meristem — Group of actively dividing plant cells, found as apical meristems at the tips of roots and shoots and as lateral meristems in vascular tissue (vascular cambium) and in cork tissue (phellogen). Also found in young leaves, and at the bases of&#8230; …

    Dictionary of molecular biology