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Exosome vs Exostome - What's the difference?

exosome | exostome |

As nouns the difference between exosome and exostome

is that exosome is (biology) a vesicle responsible for the selective removal of plasma membrane proteins while exostome is (botany) the small aperture or foramen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.

exosome

English

Noun

(wikipedia exosome) (en noun)
  • (biology) A vesicle responsible for the selective removal of plasma membrane proteins

    • See also

    *exoprotein

    exostome

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) The small aperture or foramen in the outer coat of the ovule of a plant.
    • (Webster 1913)