Cytoplasm

cytoplasmic inheritance
the inheritance of genetic units through the cytoplasm instead of through nuclear chromosomes; see material inheritance
Source: Jenkins, John B. 1990. Human Genetics, 2nd Edition. New York: Harper & Row ...
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Cytoplasm is like jelly-like material that fills cells. The cytoplasm consists of cytosol and the cellular organelles, except the cell nucleus. The cytosol is made up of water, salts, organic molecules and many enzymes that catalyze reactions.
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Definition of cytoplasm :
The material between the nuclear and cell membranes; includes fluid (cytosol) organelles, and various membranes.
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Cytoplasm is the colloidal, semi-fluid matter contained within the cell's plasma membrane, in which organelles are suspended.
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In the cytoplasm, the Hsp70 (heat-shock protein of 70 kDa) and chaperonin families of molecular chaperones appear to be the major contributors to efficient protein folding during both normal conditions and adverse conditions such as heat stress.
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Cytoplasm is the material enclosed by the plasma membrane, excluding the nucleus.
Ribosomes
Ribosomes read the code in mRNA and synthesize protein accordingly.
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Cytoplasmic granules localized at the posterior end of a Drosophila oocyte and early embryo. These granules are associated with determinants of the germ-line and posterior structures.
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Cytoplasm:
Substance contained within the plasma membrane excluding, in eukaryotes, the nucleus.
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cytoplasm - contents of a cell that are contained within its plasma membrane but, in the case of eucaryotic cells, outside the nucleus.
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cytoplasm -- All the contents of a cell, including the plasma membrane,but not including the nucleus.
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cytoplasm: semiliquid substance that composes the foundation of the cell and contains the organelles.
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Cytoplasmic (uniparental) inheritance See: cytoplasmic trait
Cytoplasmic trait A genetic characteristic in which the genes are found outside the nucleus, in chloroplasts or mitochondria.
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cytoplasmic localization - a phenomenon wherein the morphogenetic determinants are found in a specific region of the oocyte and/or are later segregated to specific blastomeres.
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cytoplasm The viscous semiliquid inside the plasma membrane of a cell; contains various macromolecules and organelles in solution and suspension.
cytosine One of the pyrimidine nitrogenous bases occurring in both DNA and RNA. PICTURE ...
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Cytoplasm the fluid and organelles within a cell
(cyto = cell; plasm = formed molded)
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CharlesDarwin person who published The Origin of Species in 1859 ...
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cytoplasm
the entire contents of the cell, exclusive of the nucleus, and bounded by the plasma membrane.
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dehiscent
Will spontaneously burst open to release it's contents, usually spores or seeds.
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cytoplasmic determinants
In animal development, substances deposited by the mother in the eggs she produces that regulate the expression of genes affecting the early development of the embryo.
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cytoplasm The living matter of the cell, excluding the nucleus.
cytoplasmic inclusion The basic food material or stored product of a cell's metabolic activities.
cytoproct Site on a protozoan where undigestible matter is expelled.
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Definition: A thin semi-permeable membrane that surrounds the cell's cytoplasm.

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the cytoplasm of root cells — called the symplast — that is, it crosses the plasma membrane and then passes from cell to cell through plasmodesmata.
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mRNA - A cytoplasmic RNA which serves directly as the source of code for protein synthesis. See TRANSLATION.
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The matrix of a cell that contains the ribosomes, the cytoskeleton and different aggregates of storage compounds. Nucleus, cytoplasm, plastids, mitochondria and membrane form the cell.
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The class of RNA molecules that copies the genetic information from DNA, in the nucleus, and carries it to ribosomes, in the cytoplasm, where it is translated into protein. (See RNA.) Metabolism.
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peroxisome Membrane-bounded organelle in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells functioning in the destruction of proteins and characterized by peroxide-forming enzymes. pH The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration in an aqueous solution.
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Exons -- portion of a gene included in the transcript of a gene and survives processing of the RNA in the cell nucleus to become part of a spliced messenger of a structural RNA in the cell cytoplasm; ...
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Cytoplasm - collective term for cytosol and all the organelles contained in it (outside the nucleus and within the plasma membrane) ...
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This results from a cytoplasmic incompatability between gametes from strains that have the parasite (or symbiont) and stains that don't. An example of this is seen in the mosquito Culex pipiens (Yen and Barr 1971).
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A bacterial cell may seem simple but it's actually a complex structure - a gel-like matrix of the cytoplasm, surrounded by both a lipid bilayer cell membrane and a cell wall.
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The cytoplasmic membrane of prokaryotes is fundamentally similar to that of a eukaryotic cell. The variety of proteins in the cytoplasmic membrane in prokaryotes is greater because of the significantly greater number of functions performed by it.
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Alkaline phosphatase is inactive unless it is exported outside of the cytoplasm where it becomes oxidized.
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Proteasome: A specialized organelle within the cytoplasm of a cell that is responsible for degradation of cytoplasmically situated proteins. The proteasome plays a key role in normal protein turnover and in peptide presentation by MHC Class I antigen.
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Golgi apparatus - a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
Synonyms: Golgi body, Golgi complex, dictyosome
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Mitochondrial ribosomes; these more closely resemble prokaryotic ribosomes than cytoplasmic ribosomes of the cells in which they are found, though they are even smaller and have fewer proteins than bacterial ribosomes.
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[ME yolke - the yolk, the yellow part]. Nutritive stores found within the ovum cytoplasm consisting of proteins and fats.
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A chemical similar to a single strand of DNA. In RNA, the letter U, which stands for uracil, is substituted for T in the genetic code. RNA delivers DNA's genetic message to the cytoplasm of a cell where proteins are made.
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This is the first step in the expression of any gene. The resulting RNA, if it codes for a protein, will be spliced, polyadenylated, transported to the cytoplasm, and by the process of translation will produce the desired protein molecule.
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Hybrid dysgenesis results from activation of the transposition ability of dormant P elements.
P elements are maintained in a dormant state by a factor present in P cytoplasm .
Transposition causes a variety of genetic aberrations.
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Their flowers are in cones, and male and flower cones are separate. The oldest (
britlecone
pine) and the largest (sequoia) extant organisms belong to this Class. Their unique feature is the inheritance of cytoplasmic DNA (chloroplasts) via pollens.
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