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mesocotyls

mesocotyls is the plural of mesocotyl.

Meaning of mesocotyl

Noun

mesocotyl (plural mesocotyls)

  1. The white part of a plant's stem between the buried seed and the plumule
    • The bHLH genes R, B, Sn and Hopi were subsequently identified in maize and shown to induce tissue-specific anthocyanin biosynthesis, including expression in the aleurone layer, scutellum, pericarp, root, mesocotyl, leaf and anther.2016 March 5, “The Tomato Hoffman’s Anthocyaninless Gene Encodes a bHLH Transcription Factor Involved in Anthocyanin Biosynthesis That Is Developmentally Regulated and Induced by Low Temperatures”...

Questions about mesocotyls

What is mesocotyls the plural of?
Mesocotyls is the plural of mesocotyl.

Words near mesocotyls in the dictionary

  1. mesocorticostriatal
  2. mesocosm
  3. mesocosms
  4. mesocotyl
  5. mesocotylar
  6. mesocotyls
  7. mesocoxa
  8. mesocoxae
  9. mesocoxal
  10. mesocracies
  11. mesocracy

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