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Meaning of plasmotomy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A form of asexual reproduction, in protozoa, in which a multinucleate cell divides into similar daughter cells without mitosis.

uncountable

Examples

“We did not find evidence to support alternative modes of reproduction such as plasmotomy and budding in Blastocystis as suggested by others since we did not observe multinucleation in irregularly-shaped viable cells.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

plasome plasonium plasposon Plass Plasse plasson

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