plasmodesma

American  

[plaz-muh-des-muh] / ˌplæz məˈdɛs mə /

noun

Botany.

• plasmodesmata
  plural

1. any of many minute strands of cytoplasm that extend through plant cell walls and connect adjoining cells.

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plasmodesma British  

/ ˌplæzməˈdɛzmə /

noun

1. botany any of various very fine cytoplasmic threads connecting the cytoplasm of adjacent cells via minute holes in the cell walls

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• plasmodesmata
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of plasmodesma

< German (1901) < Greek plasmo- plasmo- + désma bond, fetter

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How does the structure of a plasmodesma differ from that of a gap junction?

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Figure 4.28 A plasmodesma is a channel between the cell walls of two adjacent plant cells.

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Gap junctions are essential for transportation in animal cells and plasmodesmata are essential for the movement of substances in plant cells.

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Gap junctions are found to provide attachment in animal cells and plasmodesmata are essential for attachment of plant cells.

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Plant cells have chloroplasts as well as plasmodesmata which are lacking in animal cells.

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Mesophyll cells are connected by cytoplasmic channels called plasmodesmata.

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Gap junctions and plasmodesmata allow small molecules, including signaling molecules, to flow between neighboring cells.

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