Definition
cytoplasmically
adverb
- in a manner relating to or affecting the cytoplasm of a cell
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- The gene was expressed cytoplasmically rather than in the nucleus.
- Cytoplasmically inherited traits do not follow Mendelian patterns.
- The protein was cytoplasmically localized in the cell.
- Mutations cytoplasmically transmitted through the maternal lineage were observed.
- The drug acts cytoplasmically to disrupt mitochondrial function.