plasmosome
[ plaz-muh-sohm ]
/ ˈplæz məˌsoʊm /
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noun Cell Biology.
a true nucleolus, as distinguished from a karyosome.
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Words nearby plasmosome
plasmolysis, plasmolyze, plasmon, plasmorrhexis, plasmoschisis, plasmosome, plasmotropic, plasmotropism, Plassey, -plast, plaster
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Example sentences from the Web for plasmosome
The equatorial plate often shows both the larger component of the pair and the plasmosome (fig. 71).
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria StevensIn figure 74 the two unequal elements are completely separated and the plasmosome has disappeared.
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria Stevens
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