initial cell
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0004011
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- related: stem cell
- alt_id: PO:0000070
- exact: célula inicial (Spanish)
- exact: initial
- exact: meristemoid
- exact: 始原細胞 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A meristematic cell (PO:0004010) that by division gives rise to two cells, one of which remains meristematic, while the other is added to the plant body. [source: ISBN:0471245208]
- Comment
- Initial cells are often part of a portion of tissue that is composed mostly of somewhat older, differentiating cells. The division of an initial cell is often uneven, with the smaller daughter cell remaining meristematic.
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