Definition of Pyrenoids. Meaning of Pyrenoids. Synonyms of Pyrenoids

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Definition of Pyrenoids

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 Pyrenoids from wikipedia

- carboxysomes, pyrenoids are not delineated by a protein s**** (or membrane). A starch sheath is often formed or deposited at the periphery of pyrenoids, even...
- the members have one or more storage bodies called pyrenoids located in the chloroplast. Pyrenoids contain protein besides starch. Some green algae may...
- 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...
- 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...
- the cyanobacterial colonies have been established. Also mycorrhiza and pyrenoids are absent. Male plants have been found in Panama. Hässel de Menéndez...
- autospores. Each cell contains a single chloroplast, a variable number of pyrenoids (including lack thereof), and from one to hundreds of flagella without...
- hexagonal subgroups. Cells contain a parietal chloroplast with many small pyrenoids. Algae in the genus can reproduce a****ually or ****ually. A****ual reproduction...
- ac****ulate within the cell from where they diffuse into the carboxysomes. Pyrenoids in algae and hornworts also act to concentrate CO2 around RuBisCO. The...
- wall at the distal ends of the raphe Frustule; hard and porous cell wall Pyrenoid; center of carbon fixation Plastid membranes (4, secondary red) Inner membranes...
- contain a single nucleus and a single parietal chloroplast with pyrenoids; however, the pyrenoids lack a starch sheath. As with other algae in the family Selenastraceae...