Search Ontology:
GO: Cellular Component

cell septum

Term ID
GO:0030428
Synonyms
  • cross wall
  • septum
Definition
A structure composed of peptidoglycan and often chitin in addition to other materials. It usually forms perpendicular to the long axis of a cell or hypha and grows centripetally from the cell wall to the center of the cell and often functions in the compartmentalization of a cell into two daughter cells. 0471940526
References
Ontology
GO: Cellular Component    QuickGO    AmiGO
Relationships
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Phenotype
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