(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may…
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Hyaloplasm
the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
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transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metaz…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Cell biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
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A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of the animal or vegetable o…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant); "ocean circulation is an important part of global cli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.A nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in growth.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm; yolk substance; y…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion. The latter is supposed to be p…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.That portion of the cell protoplasm which is the seat of all active changes, and which carries on the function of hereditary transmiss…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozoon) to form a single new cell endowed with the…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.any small intracellular body found within another (characteristic of certain diseases); "an inclusion in the cytoplasm of the cell"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: clear, nongranular, portion, cytoplasm, cell.
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