Alloplasm
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Cytoplasm that has been modified to form cilia or flagella. countable, uncountable
"In Brassica, cytoplasmic male sterility has been reported in three alloplasms: (1) Raphanus cytoplasm combined with nuclear genomes of B. oleracea, B. napus (Bannerot et al. 1974; Roussetle and Renard 1978), and B. campestris (Williams and Heyn 1981) […]"
Example
More examples"In Brassica, cytoplasmic male sterility has been reported in three alloplasms: (1) Raphanus cytoplasm combined with nuclear genomes of B. oleracea, B. napus (Bannerot et al. 1974; Roussetle and Renard 1978), and B. campestris (Williams and Heyn 1981) […]"
Etymology
From allo- + plasm.
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