portion of meristem tissue

Term Information

Accession
PO:0009013
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: meristem
exact: meristema (Spanish)
exact: meristematic tissue
exact: 分裂組織 (Japanese)
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. [source: APweb:Glossary, GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal]
Comment
None

Back to top

Term Lineage

Filter tree view help!
Filter Annotation Objects Counts
Term View Options

Back to top

External References

closePO_GIT (1)

Back to top