bud·ding (b d  ng)n. See gemmation. |
budding
Etymology: ME, budde
a type of asexual reproduction in which an organism produces a budlike projection containing chromatin that eventually detaches and develops into an independent organism. It is common in simple organisms, such as sponges, yeasts, and molds.
budding [bud´ing]
a method of release of virus from a cell after replication has taken place: viral protein associates itself with an area of cell membrane, which forms a coat or envelope around the virus; some cellular proteins in the area of budding are replaced by virus-coded proteins.
budding
gemmation; asexual reproduction in which a portion of the cell body is thrust out and then becomes separated, forming a new individual.
budding virions
viruses that acquire their envelope by budding through modified regions of host cell membranes.
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