Term Information

Accession
GO:0035618
Name
root hair
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A long, thin projection from a root epidermal cell that contains F-actin and tubulin, and a cell wall. Source: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4354264, PO:0000256, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4354264, PO:0000256
Comment
This term is a child of 'cell projection' and not 'cell hair' to distinguish it from animal cell hairs, which are morphologically distinct.
History
See term history for GO:0035618 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of root hair (GO:0035618)
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root hair [is_a relation] is_a  plasma membrane bounded cell projection (GO:0120025)
Children of root hair (GO:0035618)
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root hair tip (GO:0035619) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  root hair
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