meronts

Example:During the development of the sporozoans, meronts play a critical role in the formation of daughter cells.

Definition:A single cell that arises by division from a zygote or sporogenous cell and from which other cells of a certain type are produced through endomitosis, without undergoing reduction in the number of nuclear chromosomes.

Example:Endomitosis in meronts is a crucial step in the life cycle of flagellates.

Definition:A type of cell division in which a single cell divides to form multiple nuclei without reduction in the number of chromosomes, often observed in sporozoans during the formation of meronts.

Example:In the process of meront formation, protoplasts from different cells merge to form a single, enlarged meront.

Definition:The contents of a plant or bacterial cell, excluding the cell wall, consisting of the cytoplasm and nucleus.