#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: pm#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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