(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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An organelle in the cytoplasm that synthesizes proteins
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RNA molecules present in the cell (in at least 20 varieties, each variety capable of combining with a specific amino acid) that attach…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Molecular biology.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.organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 com…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Molecular 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.one of the pairs of chemical bases joined by hydrogen bonds that connect the complementary strands of a DNA molecule or of an RNA mole…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Molecular 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 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.(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Molecular biology.a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizi…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Molecular 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.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.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Molecular biology.(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associ…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Molecular biology.a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
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a thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins in the membrane control passage of ions (like s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.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: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.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: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.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: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organelle, cytoplasm, synthesizes, proteins.a leukocyte that has granules in its cytoplasm
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