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multicellular

Biology; Genetics

Any organism which is composed of many cells is termed multicellular.

microvilli

Biology; Genetics

Thin fingerlike protrusions from the surface of a cell, often used to increase absorptive capacity or to trap food particles.

mitosis

Biology; Genetics

The process of nuclear division in eukaryotes. It is one step in cytokinesis, or cellular division.

Complex organelle found in most eukaryotes; believed to be descended from free-living bacteria that established a symbiotic relationship with a primitive eukaryote. Mitochondria are the site of most ...

frustule

Biology; Genetics

The mineral "skeleton" of a diatom or other unicellular organism.

fission

Biology; Genetics

Division of single-celled organisms, especially prokaryotes, in which mitosis does not occur. Also used to refer to mitosis in certain unicellular fungi.