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The cell |
The basic unit of matter in all living organisms. It can live and reproduce on its own |
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Histology |
The study of form and structure of cells and tissue |
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Mitosis |
cell divides into two identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes |
Type of cell division |
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Centrosome |
Area of microtubule production, it has a pair of centrioles |
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Centrioles |
Made of a ring of nine groups of microtubules, perpendicular to each other |
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Spindle |
Microtubule aggregates that move the chromosomes during mitosis |
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Centromere |
Part of chromosome which link two sister chromatids |
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Meiosis |
Formation of a gamete or Sex cell, no splitting of centromeres, whole chromosomes move to opposite ends |
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Mitochondrion |
Provide energy for the cell |
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Lysosome |
an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane. |
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Cytoplasm |
the material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus. |
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Endoplasmic reticulum |
a network of membranous tubules within the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell, continuous with the nuclear membrane. It usually has ribosomes attached and is involved in protein and lipid synthesis. |
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Ribosomes |
found in large numbers in the cytoplasm and the rough Endoplasmic reticulum.They bind messenger RNA and transfer RNA to synthesize proteins. |
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