#organelle__cell_organ a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
supertype: organ a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
part of: cell
subtype: cilium hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free unicellular organisms
subtype: lysosome an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
subtype: cell_nucleus__nucleus__nucleu__karyon a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
subtype: pronucleus the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote
subtype: nucleolus__nucleolu__nucleole a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
subtype: mitochondrion__chondriosome an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
subtype: sarcosome a large mitochondrion in a striated muscle fiber
subtype: centriole one of two small cylindrical cell organelles composes of 9 triplet microtubules; form the asters during mitosis
subtype: ribosome organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell that is composed of ribonucleic acid; "the ribosome is the site of protein synthesis"
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