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endodormancy

endodormancy noun: dormancy brought about by internal (rather than environmental) factors.

Noun

endodormancy (uncountable)

  1. dormancy brought about by internal (rather than environmental) factors
    • A comparative GO analysis revealed that oxidation-reduction process (biological process) and ATP binding (molecular function), were overrepresented during the ecodormancy period (EP) when compared to the endodormancy deepest period (DP), indicating that ATP synthesis was activated during the...2015 October 10, “Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of the Less-Dormant Taiwanese Pear and the Dormant Japanese Pear during Winter Season”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of endodormancy

From endo- + dormancy.

Questions about endodormancy

What does endodormancy mean?
Endodormancy means dormancy brought about by internal (rather than environmental) factors.
What part of speech is endodormancy?
Endodormancy is a noun.

Words near endodormancy in the dictionary

  1. endodontium
  2. endodontological
  3. endodontologist
  4. endodontologists
  5. endodontology
  6. endodormancy
  7. endodormant
  8. endodrainage
  9. endoduplicate
  10. endoduplicated
  11. endoduplication

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