pisum

IPA: pˈɪzʌm

Root Word: Pisum

Examples of "pisum" in Sentences

We study polyphenisms in the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum).
A pink clone of A. pisum (pea aphid), with different stages, growing on fava bean.
Latín pisum sapidum, guisante sabroso; a través del mozárabe bissaut, con g -; por influjo de guisar)
The sequencing of the Pea Aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum, genome is a major milestone for insect scientists.
The study entitled "Genome Sequence of the Pea Aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum" was published online by PLoS Biology.
Moran has been investigating the role internal symbiotic bacteria play in the lives of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum for more than 15 years.
There is one curious little group of nicknames which seem to correspond to such Latin names as Piso, from pisum, a pea, and Cicero, from cicer --
The pea aphid, Acyrthosiphon pisum Harris, (Homoptera: Aphididae) releases the volatile sesquiterpene (E) - β-farnesene (EBF) when attacked by a predator, triggering escape responses in the aphid colony.
Using the recently sequenced genome of the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum), we conducted the first extensive annotation of the immune and stress gene repertoire of a hemipterous insect, which is phylogenetically distantly-related to previously characterized insects models.