Plasmolysis is a phenomenon in walled cells where the cytoplasm shrinks and the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall, occurring when the cell loses water to a hypertonic environment.
La plasmólisis es un fenómeno en células con pared celular en el que el citoplasma se encoge y la membrana plasmática se separa de la pared celular, ocurriendo cuando la célula pierde agua en un ambiente hipertónico.
| Front | plasmolysis |
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| Back | A phenomenon in walled cells in which the cytoplasm shrivels and the plasma membrane pulls away from the cell wall; occurs when the cell loses water to a hypertonic environment. |
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