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cytoplasmon

cytoplasmon noun: the collective genetic material of a eukaryotic cell that is found in its cytoplasm, i.e. not contained in its nucleus, mitochondria, or plastids.

Noun

cytoplasmon

  1. the collective genetic material of a eukaryotic cell that is found in its cytoplasm, i.e. not contained in its nucleus, mitochondria, or plastids
    • […] but different cytoplasms and plastids provided the possibility to distinguish between the influence of the plastome and the cytoplasmon on several traits.1963, S. J. Geerts, Genetics Today: Proceedings, page 619
    • Cytoplasmon: the total extranuclear genetic information of a eukaryotic cell, excluding that in the mitochondria and plastids.1988, Thomas Scott, Mary Eagleson, Concise encyclopedia of biochemistry, page 148

Questions about cytoplasmon

What does cytoplasmon mean?
Cytoplasmon means the collective genetic material of a eukaryotic cell that is found in its cytoplasm, i.e. not contained in its nucleus, mitochondria, or plastids.
What part of speech is cytoplasmon?
Cytoplasmon is a noun.

Words near cytoplasmon in the dictionary

  1. cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus
  2. cytoplasmic polyhedrosis viruses
  3. cytoplasmic streaming
  4. cytoplasmically
  5. cytoplasmolysis
  6. cytoplasmon
  7. cytoplasms
  8. cytoplast
  9. cytoplastic
  10. cytoplastin
  11. cytoplasts

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