root apical meristem
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0020147
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: meristema apical de la raíz (Spanish)
- exact: RAM
- exact: 根端分裂組織 (Japanese)
- broad: promeristem
- Definition
- A root meristem (PO:0006085) located at the root tip (PO:0000025), behind the root cap (PO:0020123). [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, POC:Laurel_Cooper, UMSL:fz]
- Comment
- In most cases, it is involved in root elongation.
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