Definition of Hormogonium. Meaning of Hormogonium. Synonyms of Hormogonium

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Definition of Hormogonium

Hormogonium
Hormogonium Hor`mo*go*ni"um, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?a chain + ? generation.] (Bot.) A chain of small cells in certain alg[ae], by which the plant is propogated.

Meaning of Hormogonium from wikipedia

- when exposed to an environmental stress or when placed in new media. Hormogonium differentiation is crucial for the development of nitrogen-fixing plant...
- causing fragmentation. These fragments are called hormogonia (singular hormogonium) and undergo a****ual reproduction. The cyanobacteria that form heterocysts...
- the filament breaks into a number of fragments called hormogonia. Each hormogonium consist of one or more cells and grows into a filament by cell division...
- main biom**** to bud and form new colonies elsewhere. The cells in a hormogonium are often thinner than in the vegetative state, and the cells on either...
- cavities or canals when groups of cells break down. These cavities secrete hormogonium-inducing factors (HIF) that stimulate nearby, free-living photosynthetic...
- main biom**** to bud and form new colonies elsewhere. The cells in a hormogonium are often thinner than in the vegetative state, and the cells on either...
- Damerval, T.; Guglielmi, G.; Houmard, J.; De Marsac, N. T. (1991). "Hormogonium Differentiation in the Cyanobacterium Calothrix: A Photoregulated Developmental...