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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 ...