Alphabetical
organelle
[noun]
Structure or compartment within a cell that performs a specialized function such as respiration or photosynthesis. An organelle is analogous to an organ in your body: It has a specific form and function within a cell.
Appears in modules:
- Cellular Organelles I Endosymbiosis and membrane-bound organelles
- Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
- Energy Metabolism II The Generation of ATP
- Membranes I Structure and function of biological membranes
- Tracking Human Ancestry The Y-chromosome and mitochondrial DNA
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