alloplasm

(ˈæləˌplæzəm)

(Biology) biology part of the cytoplasm that is specialized to form cilia, flagella, and similar structures

ˌalloˈplasmic adj

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Fertility segregation in cotton crosses between alloplasmic [F.sub.1]'s heterozygous for the DSR gene with the [D.sub.8] alloplasm as the female parent and [AD.sub.1] alloplasm as male parent.

CMS-D8 Restoration in Cotton Is Conditioned by One Dominant Gene

One of these alloplasms was developed into a cytoplasmic male sterile/gametophytic restorer system that is currently being investigated for its potential in hybrid cotton production.

Fellows of the Crop Science Society of America elected in 2001

Clearly rf pollen is much less competitive than the Rf pollen in the alloplasms. Possibly rf pollen grains could become completely noncompetitive under some environmental or developmental conditions.

Inheritance and Genetic Relationships of the D8 and D2-2 Restorer Genes for Cotton Cytoplasmic Male Sterility

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