plastidome Cytology.
(ˈplæstɪdəʊm)
[a. F. plastidome (P. A. Dangeard 1918, in Compt. Rend. CLXVI. 440), f. plastide plastid n. 2, after chondriome, chromosome, etc.]
The plastids of a cell collectively.
| 1926 Science 18 June 620/2 Following..the non⁓committal terminology of the Dangeards, the components demonstrated are as follows: (1) Spindle fibers and cytoplasmic network... (2) Plastidome... (3) Spherome... (4) Vacuome. 1971 W. Stubbe in J. Reinert et al. Origin & Continuity of Cell Organelles 77 We assume that the division of the plastidome into a number of lentil-shaped chloroplasts and the consequent increase in surface may be the reason for the prevalence of this type among higher plants. |