Definition of Heterocyst. Meaning of Heterocyst. Synonyms of Heterocyst

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Definition of Heterocyst

Heterocyst
Heterocyst Het"er*o*cyst, n. [Hetero- + cyst.] (Bot.) A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance, occurring in certain alg[ae] related to nostoc.

Meaning of Heterocyst from wikipedia

- Heterocysts or heterocytes are specialized nitrogen-fixing cells formed during nitrogen starvation by some filamentous cyanobacteria, such as Nostoc,...
- Cyanobacteria, this enzyme system is housed in a specialized cell called the heterocyst. The production of the nitrogenase complex is genetically regulated, and...
- conditions, vegetative cells differentiate into heterocysts at semiregular intervals along the filaments. Heterocyst cells are terminally specialized for nitrogen...
- enveloped, thick-walled, non-motile, dormant cell formed by filamentous, heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria under the order Nostocales and Stigonematales. Akinetes...
- host through the action of terminally differentiated cells known as heterocysts. Nostoc is a genus that includes many species that are diverse in morphology...
- that form specialized cell types in the absence of combined nitrogen (heterocysts), during unfavorable conditions (akinetes) or to spread and initiate...
- partially surrounded by a gelatinous sheet. The trichomes have a basal heterocyst. Each trichome has a narrow aptic portion which is whip- or tail-like...
- Within these fascicles, heterocysts often appear at various intervals on the trichomes. When attached to a trichome, heterocysts import carbohydrates which...
- called heterocysts. Heterocysts may also form under the appropriate environmental conditions (anoxic) when fixed nitrogen is scarce. Heterocyst-forming...
- fix nitrogen in daylight under aerobic conditions without the use of heterocysts. Tri****smium can live as individual filaments, with tens to hundreds...