desiccome
desiccome noun: the set of genes, proteins and metabolites involved in an organism's ability to tolerate desiccation.
Noun
desiccome (plural desiccomes)
- The set of genes, proteins and metabolites involved in an organism's ability to tolerate desiccation.
- One of the critical components of the desiccome are non-reducing disaccharides found to accumulate during desiccation, such as trehalose (in bacteria, fungi, some resurrection plants and metazoans) and sucrose (in most plants, pollen and seeds) [14 –16 ].2015 July 11, “Against All Odds: Trehalose-6-Phosphate Synthase and Trehalase Genes in the Bdelloid Rotifer Adineta vaga Were Acquired by Horizontal Gene Transfer and Are Upregulated during...
Forms of desiccome
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Origin of desiccome
From desiccation + -ome.
Questions about desiccome
- What does desiccome mean?
- Desiccome means the set of genes, proteins and metabolites involved in an organism's ability to tolerate desiccation.
- What part of speech is desiccome?
- Desiccome is a noun.
- What is the plural of desiccome?
- The plural of desiccome is desiccomes.
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