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Eukaryote - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An organism whose cells contain complex
structures enclosed within membranes. The defining membrane bound
structure thats sets them apart from prokaryotic cells is the nucleas or
nuclear envelope within which the genetic material is carried. All species of
large complex species are eukaryotes, including animals, plants and
funghi.
Euchromatin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This shows as pale areas in the nucleas
under electro magnification. It is a less densly packed form of chromatin;
10% is even less condensed and in this form it can be actively transcribed
to produce RNA.
Heterochromatin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This shows as dark areas on the
eukaryotic nucleas; it is densly packed chormatin (DNA and protein
complex) which cannot be transcribed.
Histones - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Special proteins around which DNA is wrapped.
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,Lamins - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Intermediate filament proteins which protect the
structure of the nucleas, they polymerize to from a network of filaments that
lie just within the nuclear membrane. The network of these filament
proteins is called the nuclear lamina.
Nuclear Lamina - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The network of intermediate nuclear
filament proteins (Lamins) which is located just below the nuclear
membrane and is linked to the membrane and chromatin.
Nuclear Pores - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔9nm (approx) gaps in the nuclear envelope
that allow the passage of RNA and ribosomes out of the nucleas and the
entry of selected small proteins and small water soluble molecules.
Prokarayotes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An organism of the kingdom of Monera,
comprising the bacteria and cyanobacteria. Characterised by the abscence
of a distinct, membrane bound nucleas or membrane bound organelles and
by DNA that is not organised in to chromosomes. Also called moneran.
Protoctist - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Any of various unicellular eukaryotic organisms
and their multicellular, coenocytic or colocial descendants that belong to
the kingdom of Protocista according to some taxonomic systems. The
protoctists include protozoans, slime moulds, various algae and other
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,groups. In many new classification systems, all proctists are considered
protists.
Signal Sequence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Affectionately known as the 'address
label' of a polypeptide. A short (3-60 amino acids long) peptide chain that
directs the transport of a protein. These may also be called targeting
signals, signal peptides, transit peptides, or localization signals.
The amino acid sequences of these direct proteins (which are synthesized
in the cytosol) to certain organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondrial
matrix, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast, apoplast and peroxisome.
Some signal peptides are cleaved from the protein by signal peptidase after
the proteins are transported.
Endoplasmic Reticulum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
is a eukaryotic organelle that forms an interconnected network of tubules,
vesicles, and cisternae within cells. Rough endoplasmic reticula synthesize
proteins, while smooth endoplasmic reticula synthesize lipids and steroids,
metabolize carbohydrates and steroids (but not lipids), and regulate
calcium concentration, drug metabolism, and attachment of receptors on
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, cell membrane proteins. Sarcoplasmic reticula solely regulate calcium
levels.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cell organelle responsible
for attachment of receptors on cell membrane proteins, synthesizing lipids
and steroids, metabolizing carbohydrates and steroids (but not lipids) and
regulating calcium concentration and drug metabolism.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cell organelle responsible
for synthesizing proteins.
Catalytic site - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔In molecular biology this site is part of an
enzyme where substrates bind and undergo a chemical reaction.The
majority of enzymes are proteins but RNA enzymes called ribozymes also
exist. The active site of an enzyme is usually found in a cleft or pocket that
is lined by amino acid residues (or nucleotides in ribozymes) that
participate in recognition of the substrate. Residues that directly participate
in the catalytic reaction mechanism are called active site residues.
Vesicles - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Small lipid-bounded spheres which transport
proteins, glyco proteins and newly synthesized lipids (which are imbedded
in the sphere itself) from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi Apparatus
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Eukaryote - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An organism whose cells contain complex
structures enclosed within membranes. The defining membrane bound
structure thats sets them apart from prokaryotic cells is the nucleas or
nuclear envelope within which the genetic material is carried. All species of
large complex species are eukaryotes, including animals, plants and
funghi.
Euchromatin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This shows as pale areas in the nucleas
under electro magnification. It is a less densly packed form of chromatin;
10% is even less condensed and in this form it can be actively transcribed
to produce RNA.
Heterochromatin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔This shows as dark areas on the
eukaryotic nucleas; it is densly packed chormatin (DNA and protein
complex) which cannot be transcribed.
Histones - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Special proteins around which DNA is wrapped.
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,Lamins - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Intermediate filament proteins which protect the
structure of the nucleas, they polymerize to from a network of filaments that
lie just within the nuclear membrane. The network of these filament
proteins is called the nuclear lamina.
Nuclear Lamina - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The network of intermediate nuclear
filament proteins (Lamins) which is located just below the nuclear
membrane and is linked to the membrane and chromatin.
Nuclear Pores - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔9nm (approx) gaps in the nuclear envelope
that allow the passage of RNA and ribosomes out of the nucleas and the
entry of selected small proteins and small water soluble molecules.
Prokarayotes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An organism of the kingdom of Monera,
comprising the bacteria and cyanobacteria. Characterised by the abscence
of a distinct, membrane bound nucleas or membrane bound organelles and
by DNA that is not organised in to chromosomes. Also called moneran.
Protoctist - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Any of various unicellular eukaryotic organisms
and their multicellular, coenocytic or colocial descendants that belong to
the kingdom of Protocista according to some taxonomic systems. The
protoctists include protozoans, slime moulds, various algae and other
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,groups. In many new classification systems, all proctists are considered
protists.
Signal Sequence - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Affectionately known as the 'address
label' of a polypeptide. A short (3-60 amino acids long) peptide chain that
directs the transport of a protein. These may also be called targeting
signals, signal peptides, transit peptides, or localization signals.
The amino acid sequences of these direct proteins (which are synthesized
in the cytosol) to certain organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondrial
matrix, endoplasmic reticulum, chloroplast, apoplast and peroxisome.
Some signal peptides are cleaved from the protein by signal peptidase after
the proteins are transported.
Endoplasmic Reticulum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
is a eukaryotic organelle that forms an interconnected network of tubules,
vesicles, and cisternae within cells. Rough endoplasmic reticula synthesize
proteins, while smooth endoplasmic reticula synthesize lipids and steroids,
metabolize carbohydrates and steroids (but not lipids), and regulate
calcium concentration, drug metabolism, and attachment of receptors on
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, cell membrane proteins. Sarcoplasmic reticula solely regulate calcium
levels.
Smooth endoplasmic reticulum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cell organelle responsible
for attachment of receptors on cell membrane proteins, synthesizing lipids
and steroids, metabolizing carbohydrates and steroids (but not lipids) and
regulating calcium concentration and drug metabolism.
Rough endoplasmic reticulum - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Cell organelle responsible
for synthesizing proteins.
Catalytic site - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔In molecular biology this site is part of an
enzyme where substrates bind and undergo a chemical reaction.The
majority of enzymes are proteins but RNA enzymes called ribozymes also
exist. The active site of an enzyme is usually found in a cleft or pocket that
is lined by amino acid residues (or nucleotides in ribozymes) that
participate in recognition of the substrate. Residues that directly participate
in the catalytic reaction mechanism are called active site residues.
Vesicles - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Small lipid-bounded spheres which transport
proteins, glyco proteins and newly synthesized lipids (which are imbedded
in the sphere itself) from the endoplasmic reticulum to the Golgi Apparatus
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