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Biotechnology
Also known as 'Biotech' , it is the use of micro-organisms and biological substances to perform specific industrial or manufacturing procedures.
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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 ...
cell cycle
Biology; Biochemistry
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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