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phragmoplast

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  • noun biology A structure that forms in plant cells during late cytokinesis and serves as a scaffold for cell plate assembly and subsequent formation of a new cell wall separating the two daughter cells.

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  • It is also possible that defects in phragmoplast formation in these mutants contributes to, or is associated with, the observed defective PIN protein localization.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Margaret Pullen et al. 2010

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