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abscission::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cutting off |
| Type of | remotion, removal |
| Has types | circumcision |
| Derivation | abscise |
Examples of abscission
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Yet, the genes for abscission have been there for a really long time, Walker said.
From the sciencedaily.com
Expression of a flourescent protein in the abscission zone of Arabidopsis thaliana.
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Aurora B-mediated abscission checkpoint protects against tetraploidization.
From the nature.com
Another is the growth of a thin abscission zone of cells at the base of the leaf stem.
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Leaf drop or abscission involves complex physiological signals and changes within plants.
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Leaf abscission is initiated by the growing point of a plant ceasing to produce auxins.
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Even abscission of fading flowers takes longer at this time of year.
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Ethylene triggers needle abscission in root-detached balsam fir.
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Previous studies analyzing abscission in plants have implicated several different genes and gene products.
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- Shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant
- The act of cutting something off
- Abscission (from the Latin ab meaning away and scindere meaning to cut) is the shedding of a body part. ...
- The act or process of cutting off; The state of being cut off. - Sir T. Browne; A figure of speech employed when a speaker having begun to say a thing stops abruptly; The separation of a part at a predetermined location, such as a leaf at the base of the petiole
- Separation, as of conidia from a conidiophore.
- The rejection of plant organs, such as the shedding of leaves during the autumn.
- Of plants: The shedding of leaves or other parts as the result of physical weakness in a specialized layer of cells (abscission layer) that develops at the base. (21)
- The normal separation of fruit and leaves from plants by the development of a thin layer of pithy cells at the base of their stems.
- The normal shedding from a plant of an organ that is mature or aged, e.g. a ripe fruit, an old leaf. adj. abscissile.
