#cell the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
supertype: entity_that_can_be_or_was_alive (pm) e.g., an animal, a cell
subtype: blastomere flagellated_cell Kupffer's_cell somatic_cell blastema zygote embryonic_cell akaryocyte reproductive_cell gametocyte polar_body Leydig_cell Sertoli_cell archespore mother_cell arthrospore arthrospore.cell
part of: living_thing
part: cell_wall__cell_membrane__plasma_membrane a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell; controls passage of substances in and out of the cell
part: energid__protoplast a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
part: cytoplasm the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus
part: microsome a tiny granule in the cytoplasm
part: Golgi_body__Golgi_apparatus__Golgi_complex__dictyosome a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
part: cell_nucleus__nucleus__nucleu__karyon a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
part: nucleolus__nucleolu__nucleole a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
part: chromatin the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins
part: achromatin the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes
part: chromosome a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
part: nucleolus_organizer__nucleolusorganizer__nucleolar_organizer__nucleolarorganizer the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
part: gene a self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome; a unit of heredity
part: chromatid one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis
part: centromere a specialized condensed region of a chromosomes that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
part: organelle__cell_organ a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
part: vacuole a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
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