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| Eukaryotic cells are any cell with a membrane bound [[Nucleus|nucleus]]. The term 'Eukaryote' comes from the the greek meaning trully nuclear<ref>http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/eukaryotic_cells.html ; Accessed on 24/11/2010</ref>. Eukaryotes include animal and plant cells. These tend to be highly specialised for function within large multicellular organisms (e.g. [[Mammals|Mammals]])
| | See [[Eukaryotic cell|Eukaryotic cell]] |
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| Eukaryotic cells contain many compartments, known as [[Organelles|organelles]]. These organelles are membrane bound, allowing segregation of activities. | |
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| The main organelles are:
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| *Nucleus - Contains DNA
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| *[[Endoplasmic Reticulum|Endoplasmic Reticulum ]]- Split into smooth ER (SER) and rough ER (RER). It makes proteins and lipids. RER is bound with ribosomes.
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| *[[Golgi Apparatus|Golgi Apparatus ]]- Modifies proteins and lipids. Produces lysosomes.
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| *[[Lysosomes|Lysosomes]] - Degrade material within a cell.
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| *[[Peroxisomes|Peroxisomes]] - Oxidise toxic molecules within the cell.
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| *[[Endosomes|Endosomes]] - Vesicles that form around forgein material that enter the cell.
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| *[[Mitochondria|Mitochondria]] - Prouduce ATP by oxidative phosphorylation.
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| *[[Cytoskeleton|Cytoskeleton]] - Protein fillaments resposible for cell shape and movment within the cell.
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| *[[Cytosol|Cytosol]] - Contains many metabolic pathways<ref>B Alberts, A Johnson, J Lewis, D Morgan, M Raff, K Roberts, P Walter. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 6th Ed. New York: Garland Science. 2014.</ref>.
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| === Reference ===
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Latest revision as of 22:00, 6 December 2016