Definition of protoplastic in US English:
protoplastic
adjectiveˌprōdəˈplastikˌproʊdəˈplæstɪk
Botany See protoplast
Example sentencesExamples
- He similarly subdues the frank eroticism of Stolberg's protoplastic copulation of Earth and Heaven.
- It has been well recognized that protoplastic sources centred upon mitochondrial, chloroplastic or peroxisomal generating systems exist, but have mainly been studied in relation to abiotic stresses.
- To the various forms of mutation breeding, add in such techniques as protoplastic cell fusion, embryo rescue, meristem tip culture and other forms of tissue culture or somoclonal variation.
- In addition, plant breeding has added techniques such as somaclonal variation, protoplastic cell fusion, embryo rescue, self-pollination and tissue culture to put crops in the field and food on our table.
- In principle, the cell-to-cell (‘protoplastic’) component would have to be split into a symplastic and a transcellular component.