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Woronin body

Woronin body noun: an organelle found near the septae that divide hyphal compartments in filamentous Ascomycota, formed by budding from conventional peroxisomes.

Noun

Woronin body (plural Woronin bodies)

  1. An organelle found near the septae that divide hyphal compartments in filamentous Ascomycota, formed by budding from conventional peroxisomes.

Forms of Woronin body

pluralWoronin bodies

Origin of Woronin body

Named after the Russian botanist Mikhail Stepanovich Woronin.

Questions about Woronin body

What does Woronin body mean?
Woronin body means an organelle found near the septae that divide hyphal compartments in filamentous Ascomycota, formed by budding from conventional peroxisomes.
What part of speech is Woronin body?
Woronin body is a noun.
What is the plural of Woronin body?
The plural of Woronin body is Woronin bodies.

Words near Woronin body in the dictionary

  1. wornils
  2. wornness
  3. Wornum
  4. Worobey
  5. Woronin bodies
  6. Woronin body
  7. Woronora
  8. Woronora Dam
  9. Woronora Heights
  10. Worora
  11. Wororan

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