A cell morphology phenotype in which cells are longer than normal, and the length:diameter ratio is greater than normal. [ https://www.pombase.org/gene/mah https://www.pombase.org/gene/vw ]
Synonyms: long cell cell morphology, elongated cell
Term information
Note that this term is classified as a type of abnormal cell shape, because wild-type cells are never seen with the proportions (length:diameter ratio) observed in elongated cells. Small cells, in contrast, have the same proportions as a subset of wild-type cells, and simply do not grow to the full length seen in wild type.