- mother cell
- mother cell n a cell that gives rise to other cells usu. of a different sort <a sperm mother cell>
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a cell that divides so as to form new or daughter cells; called also parent c.
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Mother cell — Mother Moth er, a. Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as, mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; originating. [1913 Webster] It is the mother falsehood from which all idolatry… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mother cell — noun cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops a sperm cell develops from a sperm mother cell • Hypernyms: ↑cell • Hyponyms: ↑spore mother cell * * * noun : a cell from which another usually of a different … Useful english dictionary
mother cell of embryo sac — motininė gemalo maišelio ląstelė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Viena iš keturių ląstelių, susidarančių dėl pirminio archesporio redukcinio dalijimosi. atitikmenys: angl. mother cell of embryo sac rus. материнская клетка зародышевого … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
mother cell — noun Date: 1845 a cell that gives rise to other cells usually of a different sort … New Collegiate Dictionary
mother cell — A precursory cell or metrocyte … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Megaspore mother cell — A megaspore mother cell is a diploid cell in which meiosis will occur, resulting in the production of four megaspores.[1] This megasporcyte is formed from two distinct processes – megasporogenesis and megagametogenesis.[2] Within each sporangium … Wikipedia
spore mother cell — n. a cell from which a spore is produced * * * … Universalium
spore mother cell — n. a cell from which a spore is produced … English World dictionary
spore mother cell — noun cell from which a spore develops • Hypernyms: ↑mother cell * * * noun : one of the cells of the archespore of a spore bearing plant whose final divisions result in the production of a spore and usually of a tetrad of spores … Useful english dictionary
embryo sac mother cell — embryo sac mother cell. См. материнская клетка зародышевого мешка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
