Category:GO:0009925 ! basal plasma membrane

name: basal plasma membrane
namespace: cellular_component
def: "The region of the plasma membrane located at the basal end of the cell. Often used in reference to animal polarized epithelial membranes, where the basal membrane is the part attached to the extracellular matrix, or in plant cells, where the basal membrane is defined with respect to the zygotic axis." [GOC:go_curators]
is_a: GO:0098590 ! plasma membrane region
relationship: part_of: GO:0045178 ! basal part of cell

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0009925</GOterm>
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