embryoid

…In this experiment, roots were first formed from cell clusters formed by repeated cell division, and when these were placed under different culture conditions, shoots were formed, and vascular connections were formed between the shoots and the roots. The intermediate cell clusters that are in the process of regenerating an individual from a single somatic cell are called somatic embryos. Somatic embryo formation has been observed in several plants other than carrots, but the conditions and mechanisms of formation are still not well understood. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "embryoid" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…この実験では，細胞が分裂をくり返してできる細胞集塊から，まず根が形成され，それを異なった培養条件下におくと苗条の形成がみられ，苗条と根の間に維管束のつながりが生じた。1個の体細胞から個体が再生されるまでの中間の細胞集塊は不定胚embryoidとよばれる。不定胚形成についてはニンジン以外でも数種の植物について観察されているが，形成の条件や機構についてはまだよくわかっていない。…

※「embryoid」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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