(WIP) Cell Structure and Function

Bio 190A

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Nuclear pore: passageway for molecules into and out of the nucleus

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Nucleus: area where most of the genetic material is organized and expressed

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Nuclear envelope: double membrane that encloses the nucleus

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Lysosome: site where macromolecules are degraded

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Nucleolus: site for ribosome subunit assembly

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Chromatin: a complex of protein and DNA

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Ribosome: site of polypeptide synthesis

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Plasma membrane: membrane that controls movement of substances into and out of the cell; site of cell signaling

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Cytosol: site of many metabolic pathways

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Golgi aparatus: site of modification

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