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MERISTEMATICITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Cytology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- meristematic quality
1, record 1, English, meristematic%20quality
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
meristem: A tissue in which mitotic cell divisions occur, generally localized within the plant body and constituting a permanent or temporary zone of actively dividing cells from which mature tissues differentiate. 2, record 1, English, - meristematic%20quality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Cytologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- méristématicité
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9rist%C3%A9maticit%C3%A9
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phelouzat à précisé en outre que le nombre des nucléoles varie avec l'état de méristématicité des cellules : «C'est dans les cellules les plus méristématiques d'un point végétatif que l'on rencontre le nombre le plus élevé de nucléoles». 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9rist%C3%A9maticit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1978-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- meristematic condition
1, record 2, English, meristematic%20condition
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... most living plant cells retain the capacity to divide under certain conditions, but even if they do divide the daughter cells do not necessarily increase in size, unless they are relatively thin-walled cells which are able to revert to the embryonic or "meristematic" condition. 1, record 2, English, - meristematic%20condition
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- état de méristématicité
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9tat%20de%20m%C3%A9rist%C3%A9maticit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Phelouzat a précisé en outre que le nombre des nucléoles varie avec l'état de méristématicité des cellules : «C'est dans les cellules les plus méristématiques d'un point végétatif que l'on rencontre le nombre le plus élevé de nucléoles». 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9tat%20de%20m%C3%A9rist%C3%A9maticit%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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