Planteome: Term Details for "root cap" (PO:0020123)

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Term Information

Accession: PO:0020123
Name: root cap
Ontology: plant_anatomy
Synonyms: caliptra de la raíz (Spanish, exact), rootcap (exact), 根冠（＝kalyptra) (Japanese, exact)
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: A portion of root parenchyma (PO:0025095) tissue that is part of the root tip (PO:0000025) and covers the root apical meristem (PO:0020147). Source: POC:curators, ISBN:0716710072
Comment: Often composed of living and dead parenchyma cells. Protects the root apical meristem.
Subset: reference
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BFO:0000002 continuant
BFO:0000001 entity
BFO:0000004 independent continuant
BFO:0000040 material entity
PO:0009011 plant structure
PO:0025497 collective plant structure
PO:0025131 plant anatomical entity
PO:0025007 collective plant organ structure
PO:0025496 multi-tissue plant structure
PO:0009008 plant organ
PO:0009007 portion of plant tissue
PO:0025498 cardinal part of multi-tissue plant structure
PO:0025004 plant axis
PO:0025059 portion of ground tissue
PO:0025025 root system
PO:0025001 cardinal organ part
PO:0005421 parenchyma
PO:0009005 root
PO:0025095 root parenchyma
PO:0000025 root tip
PO:0020123 root cap
PO:0020130 central root cap
PO:0020131 lateral root cap
PO:0003018 root cap of lateral root
PO:0003017 root cap of primary root

Parents of root cap (PO:0020123)

subject	relation	object
root cap	is_a	root parenchyma (PO:0025095)
root cap	BFO:0000050	root tip (PO:0000025)

Children of root cap (PO:0020123)

subject	relation	object
lateral root cap (PO:0020131)	BFO:0000050	root cap
central root cap (PO:0020130)	BFO:0000050	root cap
root cap of primary root (PO:0003017)	is_a	root cap
root cap of lateral root (PO:0003018)	is_a	root cap

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