quiescent center

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quiescent center [kwē′es·ənt ¦sen·tər]

(botany)

A central region (usually hemispherical) of many root stems that consists of cells which rarely divide or synthesize deoxyribonucleic acid and have less ribonucleic acid and protein than adjacent cells.

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