A yeast mutation producing small colonies and altered mitochondrial functions. In cytoplasmic petites (neutral and suppressive petites), the mutation is a deletion in mitochondrial DNA; in segregational petites, the mutation is in nuclear DNA.
A smaller, slighter mannequin that usually wears a size 5 and is not necessarily posed or made-up as the superannuated teenager. A mannequin for the presentation of merchandise cut for the smaller, slighter woman.
Petite is a tailor made library to develop using Objective-C, without any NeXTStep syntax. Petite is there to help people to discover Objective-C programming.