calyptrogen

calyptrogen
/keuh lip"treuh jeuhn/, n. Bot.
the histogen layer that develops into the root cap.
[1880-85; calyptro- (comb. form of CALYPTRA) + -GEN]

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  • Kalyptrogen — (Calyptrogen) ist eine Zone des Apikalmeristems des Wurzelscheitels. Aus dieser Zone gehen die Zellen der Wurzelhaube (Kalyptra oder Calyptra) hervor. Das Kalyptrogen ist aber nur bei bestimmten Pflanzen vorhanden (z. B. bei Gräsern). Andernfalls …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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