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Contributors in Genetics
Genetics
cell cycle
Biology; Genetics
Complete sequence of steps which must be performed by a cell in order to replicate itself, as seen from mitotic event to mitotic event. Most of the cycle consists of a growth period in which the cell ...
chloroplast
Biology; Genetics
A chlorophyll-containing plastid found in algal and green plant cells.
coenocytic
Biology; Genetics
Condition in which an organism consists of filamentous cells with large central vacuoles, and whose nuclei are not partitioned into separate compartments. The result is a long tube containing many ...
chromosome
Biology; Genetics
Linear piece of eukaryotic DNA, often bound by specialized proteins known as histones.
cell membrane
Biology; Genetics
The outer membrane of a cell, which separates it from the environment. Also called a plasma membrane or plasmalemma.
mesokaryotic
Biology; Genetics
Nuclear condition unique to the dinoflagellates in which the chromosomes remain permanently condensed
