Protoplast
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Protoplast, is a biological term coined by Hanstein in 1880 to refer to the entire cell, excluding the cell wall. Protoplasts can be generated by stripping the cell wall from plant, bacterial, or fung
Protoplasts of cells from a petunia's leaf
Protoplasts of the moss Physcomitrella patens
Fused protoplast (on left), containing both chloroplasts (from a leaf cell) as well as a coloured vacuole (from a petal).