(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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any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes; "somatic cells are produced from preexisting cells"
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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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The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; -- called also…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.schizophrenia characterized by mild symptoms or by some preexisting tendency to schizophrenia
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.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: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See Gemmation, Budding, Karyokinesis; also Cell development, under Cell.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.data processing using sophisticated data search capabilities and statistical algorithms to discover patterns and correlations in large…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of self-division, consisting of gradua…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B ce…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: cells, plant, animal, except, reproductive.
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