mesosome.
A folded invagination in the plasma membrane of bacteria, produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy, but previously thought to be part of the normal structure of the cell.
Meaning & usage
A folded invagination in the plasma membrane of bacteria, produced by the chemical fixation techniques used to prepare samples for electron microscopy, but previously thought to be part of the normal structure of the cell.
Where this word comes from
From meso- + -some.
Average-bodied; neither broad nor narrow in proportion to height or length.
Where this word comes from
From meso- + -some.
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