unidimensional cell growth

I. Literature review

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Nameunidimensional cell growth
IDGO_0009826
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Biological process

Exact synonym

cell growth along one axis, cell growth in one dimension, cell morphogenesis by unidimensional growth, polar cell growth, polarized cell growth

Description

The process in which a cell irreversibly increases in size in one [spatial] dimension or along one axis, resulting in the morphogenesis of the cell.

Comment

Unidimensional cell growth refers to a change in both cell size and cell shape. For cell shape changes where cell size is not affected, consider instead the term 'regulation of cell shape ; GO:0008360' and its children.

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