Definition of Protonema. Meaning of Protonema. Synonyms of Protonema

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Definition of Protonema

Protonema
Protonema Pro`to*ne"ma, n.; pl. Protonemata. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first + ?, ?, a thread.] (Bot.) The primary growth from the spore of a moss, usually consisting of branching confervoid filaments, on any part of which stem and leaf buds may be developed.

Meaning of Protonema from wikipedia

- A protonema (plural: protonemata) is a thread-like chain of cells that forms the earliest stage of development of the gametophyte (the haploid phase)...
- moss life-cycle starts with a haploid spore that germinates to produce a protonema (pl. protonemata), which is either a m**** of thread-like filaments or...
- become thalloid, and can produce a few rhizoids. Soon afterwards, the protonema develops buds and these differentiate into its characteristic, erect,...
- spore germinates. In either case, the protonema is a transitory stage in the life of a hornwort. From the protonema grows the adult gametophyte, which is...
- its juvenile form, the protonema, under the influence of phytohormones (mainly cytokinins). Whereas the filamentous protonema grows by apical cell division...
- cell divides to produce the protonemal initial, from which the primary protonema arises, and the rhizoidal initial, from which the primary rhizoid descends...
- Helicobasidium brebissonii (Desm.) Donk (1958) Hypochnus purpureus Tul. (1865) Protonema brebissonii Desm. (1834) Rhizoctonia asparagi ****el (1870) Rhizoctonia...
- growing on potato dextrose agar Knop agar is used to axenically culture protonema and whole moss plants, such as those of Physcomitrella patens, a model...
- haploid spore to produce a protonema, which is either a m**** of thread-like filaments or a flattened thallus. The protonema is a transitory stage in the...
- regeneration. Instead, they regenerate directly into the filamentous protonema, mimicking a germinating moss spore. Protoplasts may also be used for...