Cell

Of biology, organism and living thing.

(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals.

This concept's ID is @1~115

Organism

  • zygote 2 facts

    (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including...

  • recombinant 0 facts

    A cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred.

  • parthenote 0 facts

    A cell resulting from parthenogenesis.

Organelle

  • nucleus 8 facts

    A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction.

  • organelle 7 facts

    A specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified...

Also contains

  • somatic cell 16 facts

    Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does...

  • cytoplasm 12 facts

    The protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell...

  • embryonic cell 6 facts

    A cell of an embryo.

  • gametocyte 2 facts

    An immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis.

  • fiber 2 facts

    Any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber).

  • plant cell 1 facts

    A cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant.

  • mother cell 1 facts

    Cell from which another cell of an organism (usually of a different sort) develops;...

  • reproductive cell 1 facts

    A spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next...

  • flagellated cell 1 facts

    Any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum.

  • beta cell 0 facts

    A cell that produces insulin in the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas.

  • archespore 0 facts

    Primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops.

  • daughter cell 0 facts

    A cell formed by the division or budding of another cell; "anthrax grows by dividing...

  • energid 0 facts

    A biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it inter...

  • blastema 0 facts

    A mass of undifferentiated cells from which an organ or body part develops.

  • blastomere 0 facts

    Any cell resulting from cleavage of a fertilized egg.

  • arthrospore 0 facts

    One of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and f...

  • arthrospore 0 facts

    A body that resembles a spore but is not an endospore; produced by some bacteria.

  • vacuole 0 facts

    A tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell.

  • cell membrane 0 facts

    A thin membrane (a double layer of lipids) enclosing the cytoplasm of a cell; proteins...

  • polar body 0 facts

    A small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later...

  • Leydig cell 0 facts

    A cell in the testes that secretes the hormone testosterone.

  • Sertoli cell 0 facts

    Elongated cells found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis; apparently they nourish...

  • akaryocyte 0 facts

    A cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte).

  • Kupffer's cell 0 facts

    Specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out...