germination - CISMeF

Preferred Label : germination;

MeSH definition : The initial stages of the growth of SEEDS into a SEEDLINGS. The embryonic shoot (plumule) and embryonic PLANT ROOTS (radicle) emerge and grow upwards and downwards respectively. Food reserves for germination come from endosperm tissue within the seed and/or from the seed leaves (COTYLEDON). (Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990);

MeSH synonym : germinations;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germination;

Details

Origin ID

D018525;

UMLS CUI

C0242735;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- obsolete germination [GO term]
Record concept(s)
- germination [MeSH concept]
See also
- Seedlings [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Biologic Function [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- obsolete germination [GO term]

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