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coenocyte
noun[ C ]
biology specializeduk /ˈsiː.nə.saɪt/ us /ˈsiː.nə.saɪt//ˈsen.ə.saɪt/
a type of cell whose nucleus(= the part of the cell that controls growth) divides but remains within a single cell wall, found in some fungi and algae:
In biological terms, the entire plant body of C. fragile is composed of a single, multinucleate cell or coenocyte.
Cells whose nuclei divide, but whose cytoplasm does not, are called coenocytes.
The coenocytes originate via nuclear multiplication and cytoplasmic growth among the cells surrounding the early embryo.
Coenocytes are commonly found across the eukaryotic kingdom, including in animal and plant tissues.
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