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| A hypotonic solution is where the [[Osmolarity|<span style="font-size: 13.28px;">osmolarity</span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;"> </span>]]<span style="font-size: 13.28px;">of the solution outside the cell is lower then the osmolarity of the solution inside the cell</span><ref>Hardin Jeff, Bertoni Gregory, Kleinsmith Lewis J. Becker's World of the cell. 9th edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson. 2017</ref><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">. This leads to [[Water|water]] moving inside the cell by [[Osmosis|osmosis]], which in some cases can lead to [[Cell Lysis|lysis]] of the cell</span><ref>Hardin Jeff, Bertoni Gregory, Kleinsmith Lewis J. Becker's World of the cell. 9th edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson. 2017</ref><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">.</span>
| | A hypotonic solution is where the [[Osmolarity|<span style="font-size: 13.28px;">osmolarity</span><span style="font-size: 13.28px;"> </span>]]<span style="font-size: 13.28px;">of the solution outside the cell is lower then the osmolarity of the solution inside the cell</span><ref>Hardin Jeff, Bertoni Gregory, Kleinsmith Lewis J. Becker's World of the cell. 9th edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson. 2017</ref><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">. This leads to [[Water|water]] moving inside the cell by [[Osmosis|osmosis]], which in some cases can lead to [[Cell Lysis|lysis]] of the cell</span><ref>Hardin Jeff, Bertoni Gregory, Kleinsmith Lewis J. Becker's World of the cell. 9th edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson. 2017</ref><span style="font-size: 13.28px;">.</span><br> |
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Latest revision as of 09:36, 8 December 2018
A hypotonic solution is where the osmolarity of the solution outside the cell is lower then the osmolarity of the solution inside the cell[1]. This leads to water moving inside the cell by osmosis, which in some cases can lead to lysis of the cell[2].
References
- ↑ Hardin Jeff, Bertoni Gregory, Kleinsmith Lewis J. Becker's World of the cell. 9th edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson. 2017
- ↑ Hardin Jeff, Bertoni Gregory, Kleinsmith Lewis J. Becker's World of the cell. 9th edition. Upper Saddle River: Pearson. 2017