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sporopollenin
[ spawr-uh-pol-uh-nin ]
noun
- an inert, tough polymer forming the resistant outer coat of a pollen grain or spore.
sporopollenin
/ spôr′ə-pŏl′ə-nĭn /
- An organic polymer that is extremely resistant to degradation. Pollen grains and many kinds of spores have a protective outer coating of sporopollenin, which is so durable that microfossils of sporopollenin are found in rocks over 500 million years old.
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Example Sentences
The five genes encoding proteins associated on the ER-located sporopollenin metabolon in Arabidopsis87 are highlighted in grey.
From Nature
Flowering plants produce pollen grains composed by a chemically very stable substance named Sporopollenin, therefore pollen grains usually are well preserved in soils and sediments.
From Scientific American
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