Definition of Pyrenoid. Meaning of Pyrenoid. Synonyms of Pyrenoid

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Definition of Pyrenoid

Pyrenoid
Pyrenoid Py*re"noid, n. [Gr. ? like a kernel. See Pyrena, and -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) A transparent body found in the chromatophores of certain Infusoria.

Meaning of Pyrenoid from wikipedia

- Pyrenoids are sub-cellular phase-separated micro-compartments found in chloroplasts of many algae, and in a single group of land plants, the hornworts...
- Starch can also ac****ulate around the pyrenoids when CO2 is scarce. Pyrenoids can divide to form new pyrenoids, or be produced "de novo". Thylakoids (sometimes...
- autospores. Each cell contains a single chloroplast, a variable number of pyrenoids (including lack thereof), and from one to hundreds of flagella without...
- nucleus, a single parietal chloroplast and a single pyrenoid lacking a starch sheath (or no pyrenoid at all). Reproduction occurs a****ually by autospores...
- of the monoplastidic species, a cellular structure called a pyrenoid is absent. The pyrenoid is a liquid-like organelle which enables a more efficient photosynthesis...
- worldwide. The species name pyrenoidosa refers to the presence of a prominent pyrenoid within the Chlorella chloroplast. Auxenochlorella pyrenoidosa has been...
- reticulate, cup-shaped, spiral, or ribbon shaped. They have one or more pyrenoids to preserve protein and starch. The latter chlorophyll type is not known...
- intensely-colored green chloroplast, their flagellated cell bodies, the presence of a pyrenoid within the chloroplast, and a scale-produced thecal-wall. Species within...
- of RuBisCO is densely packed into a single subcellular compartment: the pyrenoid. Carbon dioxide is concentrated in this compartment using a combination...
- chloroplast is parietal and plate-like, at one or both ends, and with one naked pyrenoid. Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2007). "Genus: Nannochloris taxonomy browser"...