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What is a tapetum?

What is a tapetum? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (anatomy) A membranous layer of tissue
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Deer also have a tapetum lucidum, which gives them sufficiently good night vision.
On the back wall of the eye, the tapetum lucidum reflects incoming light, thus utilizing the small amount of light available at night to best advantage.
Parietal tapetum cells keep their individuality and position lining the locules throughout their entire life cycle.
In a number of species, regardless of their wall formation type, new periclinal cell divisions may occur when the tapetum differentiates.
The subject, however, of the various colours of the tapetum in different animals is not yet understood.
At the stage of tetrad, the anther wall was composed of epidermis, endothecium and tapetum.

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