Term Information

Accession
PO:0020127
Name
primary root
Ontology
plant_anatomy
Synonyms
raíz primaria (Spanish, exact), tap root (exact), 一次根 (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs
PO:0020089
Definition
A root (PO:0009005) that develops directly from a seedling radicle (PO:0020127). Source: ISBN:0122151704, POC:curators
Comment
The first root of a plant. In dicots and gymnosperms it becomes the tap root, the central axis of a root system (PO:0025025).
Subset
TraitNet
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Parents of primary root (PO:0020127)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
primary root [is_a relation] is_a  root (PO:0009005)
primary root [RO:0002202 relation] RO:0002202  seedling radicle (PO:0025297)
Children of primary root (PO:0020127)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
primary root differentiation zone (PO:0003015) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  primary root
primary root tip (PO:0000026) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  primary root
PO_GIT
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