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typical of the eukaryotic cell, enclosed by a plasma membrane and containing a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles.
the protein coat or shell of a virus particle, surrounding the nucleic acid or nucleoprotein core.
the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
the material or protoplasm within a living cell, excluding the nucleus.
a short, microscopic, hairlike vibrating structure
A membrane-bound organelle in the cytoplasm of most cells, especially plant cells, containing water and dissolved substances such as salts, sugars, enzymes, and amino acids.
(in green plant cells) a plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place.
a microscopic network of protein filaments and tubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells, giving them shape and coherence.
the semipermeable membrane surrounding the cytoplasm of a cell.
deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information.
symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other.
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.
an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus
a slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic whiplike appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc., to swim.
held in nucleus, makes genetic code
a complex of vesicles and folded membranes within the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, involved in secretion and intracellular transport.
any of a class of proteins that have carbohydrate groups attached to the polypeptide chain. Also called glycopeptide.
an animal or plant on or in which a parasite or commensal organism lives.
One of the two cycles of viral reproduction (the other being the lysogenic cycle), which is usually considered as the main method of viral reproduction because it ends in the lysis of the infected cell releasing the progeny viruses that will in turn spread and infect other cells.
an organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells containing degradative enzymes enclosed in a membrane.
a viral reproductive cycle in which the viral DNA is added to the host cell's DNA and is copied along with the host cell's DNA
an organelle found in large numbers in most cells, in which the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur. It has a double membrane, the inner layer being folded inward to form layers (cristae).

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