Plasmolysis

Plasmolysis

... plasmolysis is the contraction of cells within plants ... of the cell wall and the vacuole collapsing. plasmolysis occurs when a plant cell's membrane shrinks away ... to occur in nature, except in severe conditions. plasmolysis is induced in the laboratory by immersing a plant ...

Plasmolysis in Biological Dictionary

Plasmolysis

... plasmolysis is the process in plant cells where the ... if the cell is in a hypotonic ... plasmolysis n. , pl. -ses ( ). Shrinkage or contraction of ... plant or bacterial cell, caused by loss of plasmolysis of Elodea. Authors: Laurie Aiello and Tom ...