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prolamellar

prolamellar adjective: that forms layers of etioplasts.

Adjective

prolamellar (not comparable)

  1. That forms layers of etioplasts
    • Instead, they are filled with a crystalline structure, the prolamellar body, consisting mainly of complexes of protochlorophyllide and POR [29 ].2015 August 14, “Phytochrome B Mediates the Regulation of Chlorophyll Biosynthesis through Transcriptional Regulation of ChlH and GUN4 in Rice Seedlings”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of prolamellar

From pro- + lamellar.

Questions about prolamellar

What does prolamellar mean?
Prolamellar means that forms layers of etioplasts.
What part of speech is prolamellar?
Prolamellar is an adjective.

Words near prolamellar in the dictionary

  1. prolactinoma
  2. prolactinomas
  3. prolactinomata
  4. prolactins
  5. prolactostatin
  6. prolamellar
  7. prolamin
  8. prolamine
  9. prolamines
  10. prolamins
  11. prolapse

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