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akinete formation
Term Information
Accession
GO:0034302
Name
akinete formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
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None
Definition
The process in which an akinete, a thick-walled (encysted) dormant cell derived from the enlargement of a vegetative cell, is formed. Akinetes typically have granular cytoplasm, are more resistant to environmental extremes than vegetative cells, and are characteristic of several groups of Cyanobacteria.
Source:
http://www.msu.edu/course/bot/423/algalglossary.htm#Reproductive,
GOC:ds,
GOC:mah,
PMID:11948167
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