Vocabulary Term Details

Cells

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_%28biology%29)

The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of all known living organisms. It is the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing (except virus, which consists only from DNA/RNA covered by protein and lipids), and is often called the building block of life. (Wikipedia)

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Broader TermsNarrower TermsRelated Terms
Organic structures
Aleurone cells
Blood cells
Chemoreceptors
Chromatophores
Eukaryotic cells
Fibroblasts
Gametes
Gametocytes
Granulosa cells
Hybridomas
Immunocytes
Mast cells
Muscle fibres
Phagocytes
Protoplasts
Somatic cells
Spores
Tracheids
Cell components
Cell cycle
Cell elongation
Cell structure
Cytology

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Approved Date
18-Apr-2013

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