Biochemistry

Biochemistry

The scientific study of the chemistry of living matter.

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cell

Biology; Biochemistry

Fundamental structural unit of all life. The cell consists primarily of an outer plasma membrane, which separates it from the environment; the genetic material (DNA), which encodes heritable ...

Complete sequence of steps which must be performed by a cell in order to replicate itself, as seen from mitotic event to mitotic event. Most of the cycle consists of a growth period in which the cell ...

cell membrane

Biology; Biochemistry

The outer membrane of a cell, which separates it from the environment. Also called a plasma membrane or plasmalemma.

cell wall

Biology; Biochemistry

Rigid structure deposited outside the cell membrane. Plants are known for their cell walls of cellulose, as are the green algae and certain protists, while fungi have cell walls of chitin.

chloroplast

Biology; Biochemistry

A chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells.

chromosome

Biology; Biochemistry

Linear piece of eukaryotic DNA, often bound by specialized proteins known as histones.

coenocytic

Biology; Biochemistry

Condition in which an organism consists of filamentous cells with large central vacuoles, and whose nuclei are not partitioned into separate compartments. The result is a long tube containing many ...