OBO ID: GO:0034302 |
Term Name: | akinete formation | Search Ontology: | |
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Definition: | The process in which an akinete, a thick-walled (encysted) dormant cell derived from the enlargement of a vegetative cell, is formed. Akinetes typically have granular cytoplasm, are more resistant to environmental extremes than vegetative cells, and are characteristic of several groups of Cyanobacteria. (2) | ||
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Ontology: | GO: Biological Process QuickGO AmiGO |
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