BIOL 243L Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Lysosome, Spindle Apparatus, Centrosome

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Most basic structural and functional unit of the living organisms. Roughly 30-75 trillion cells with common architecture. Divided into 3 main parts: plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus. Large structure, usually found in center of cell, composed of double membrane that contains nucleic acids. Dna issues genetic instructions to synthesize rrna that combine with protein to form incomplete ribosomes. Threadlike material composed of dna and protein. Envelopes entire cell, separating the intracellular space from the extracellular space. Lipid bilayer with peripheral proteins attached and integral proteins extending through the membrane. Mixture of water, salts, and organic molecules combined to form a thick fluid and organized structures called organelles: organelle= structure in a cell that performs a special fn. Cellular metabolism and other activities that maintain the cell. Cytosol= intracellular fluid that"s present inside the cells. Very small, spherical structures composed of 60% rrna and 40% protein. Either attached as rough er or free floating in cytoplasm.

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