plastid

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Plastide

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cell booth carrell hole grain cave jail cage stall cadre granule carrel kiosk cubicle flagellum
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Hypernyms

granule

Hyponyms

chloroplast chromoplast

Phrases with the word

plastid-directed plastid-targeted

Anagrams

displat

Examples

A plastid is required to continue expressing the gene for tRNA-fmet so long as the mitochondrion is translating proteins. Source: Internet

As a result, many plastid and mitochondrial processes are driven by nuclear encoded gene products. Source: Internet

A remnant of the outer plastid dividing ring remains floating between the two daughter chloroplasts, and a remnant of the dynamin ring remains attached to one of the daughter chloroplasts. Source: Internet

Disturbance was common in the early stages of endosymbiosis, however, once the host cell gained control of organelle division, eukaryotes could evolve to have only one plastid per cell. Source: Internet

Gitte Petersen, Ole Seberg, Sarah Thorsøe, Tina Jørgensen & Brian Mathew: A phylogeny of the genus Crocus (Iridaceae) based on sequence data from five plastid regions. Source: Internet

Curiously the mitochondrion and the plastid of the diatom remain functional. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

plasticuffs plasticulture plasticware plastid-directed plastid-targeted plastidal