pyrenoid
[pahy-ree-noid, pahy-ruh-noid]
- a spherical protein structure found within chloroplasts of certain algae and hornworts.
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A pyrenoid lies in a fold of the chromatophore on the dorsal part.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and VicinityCharles Sumner Boyer
The pyrenoid is evidently concerned in the formation of the chromatophore, or in its division.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and VicinityCharles Sumner Boyer
Schmitz states that the chromatophore is thickened in the middle and contains a pyrenoid.
The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and VicinityCharles Sumner Boyer
pyrenoid
- any of various small protein granules that occur in certain algae, mosses, and protozoans and are involved in the synthesis of starch
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Word Origin for pyrenoid
C19: from pyrene ² + -oid
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