Root Tip (IMAGE)

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Root Tip

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A root tip consists of constantly dividing cells of specific types. These cell types are oriented in concentric circles around the middle cells and originate from a few stem cells in the stem cell niche located in the very tip of the root (white cells).

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IST Austria/Lukas Hörmayer

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