aleurone layer

Term Information

Accession
PO:0005360
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
alt_id: PO:0008004
exact: capa de aleurona (Spanish)
exact: 糊粉粒、アリューロン層 (Japanese)
exact: fruit aleurone layer
Definition
A portion of plant tissue that is the outermost layer of endosperm in a seed, its cells being characterized by presence of protein bodies containing seed storage proteins. [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, ISBN:0080374913]
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