organelle

Noun

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a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ

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the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus Source: Internet

As organelle genomes have been greatly reduced over evolutionary time, nuclear genomes have expanded and become more complex. Source: Internet

Disturbance was common in the early stages of endosymbiosis, however, once the host cell gained control of organelle division, eukaryotes could evolve to have only one plastid per cell. Source: Internet

For instance, in endocytosis (more specifically, macropinocytosis ), a portion of the cell’s plasma membrane pinches off to form a vesicle that will eventually fuse with an organelle within the cell. Source: Internet

Chloroplasts are a special type of a plant cell organelle called a plastid, though the two terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Source: Internet

Downregulation occurs when endocytosed receptor is embedded in an endosome that is trafficked to merge with an organelle called a lysosome. Source: Internet

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