cell plate

American  

noun

1. (in plant cells) a plate that develops at the midpoint between the two groups of chromosomes in a dividing cell and that is involved in forming the wall between the two new daughter cells.

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cell plate Scientific  

1. A partition that is formed during telophase of cell division in plants and some algae and that separates the two newly formed daughter cells.

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Etymology

Origin of cell plate

First recorded in 1880–85

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cell plate

In plants, a cell plate is formed during cell cytokinesis by Golgi vesicles fusing at the metaphase plate.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

There, the vesicles fuse and coalesce from the center toward the cell walls; this structure is called a cell plate.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

In animal cells, daughter cells are separated by an actin ring, whereas plant cells are separated by the cell plate, which will grow into a new cell wall.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The cell plate grows from the center toward the cell walls.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

As more vesicles fuse, the cell plate enlarges until it merges with the cell wall at the periphery of the cell.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013