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A Unicellular organism is an organism consisting of only a single cell. Example of a unicellular organism include [[Protozoa|Protozoa]] such as [[ | A Unicellular organism is an organism consisting of only a single cell. Example of a unicellular organism include [[Protozoa|Protozoa]] such as [[Amoeba|amoeba]], [[Cilia|cilia]] and [[Paramecium Cells|paramecium]].<ref> World of Microbiology and Immunology (2003) Protozoa http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Protozoa.aspx Last accessed 23 October 2015 </ref>. Unicellular organisms are often used as models to study various processes that occur in the eukaryotic cell. One such example is ''[[Saccharomyces cerevisiae|Saccharomyces cerivisiae]], ''one of the most common used by biologists, and is used to study processes such as [[Mitosis|mitosis]] and [[Meiosis|meiosis]]<ref>Alberts, Bruce. Molecular Biology Of The Cell, 5Th Edition. New York: Garland Science, 2008. Page 33</ref><span style="line-height: 1.5em; font-size: 13.28px;">. Unicellular organisms allow us to study much larger, more complex systems by first looking at how things function at the cellular level.</span> | ||
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A Unicellular organism is an organism consisting of only a single cell. Example of a unicellular organism include Protozoa such as amoeba, cilia and paramecium.[1]. Unicellular organisms are often used as models to study various processes that occur in the eukaryotic cell. One such example is Saccharomyces cerivisiae, one of the most common used by biologists, and is used to study processes such as mitosis and meiosis[2]. Unicellular organisms allow us to study much larger, more complex systems by first looking at how things function at the cellular level.
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- ↑ World of Microbiology and Immunology (2003) Protozoa http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Protozoa.aspx Last accessed 23 October 2015
- ↑ Alberts, Bruce. Molecular Biology Of The Cell, 5Th Edition. New York: Garland Science, 2008. Page 33