Planteome: Term Details for "sexine" (GO:0043673)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0043673
Name: sexine
Ontology: cellular_component
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The outer, sculptured layer of the exine, which lies above the nexine. Source: http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/
Comment: Note that the sexine sometimes consists of 5 layers, but of those, 3 layers are the most common (sexine 1 = columellae; sexine 2 = tectum; sexine 3 = sculpture elements). Sexine is distinguished on purely morphological criteria; compare with 'ectexine ; GO:0043669'. See also 'nexine ; GO:0043672'.
History: See term history for GO:0043673 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to sexine.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to sexine.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for sexine.
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