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Mitochondrial DNA is the small circular chromosome found inside mitochondria.
… mitochondria. … Mitochondrial DNA, Mitochondria, Cell Biology, Inheritance … Mitochondrial DNA is the circular …
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A Golgi body, also known as a Golgi apparatus, is a cell organelle that helps process and package proteins and lipid molecules, especially proteins destined to be exported from the cell.
… from the cell. … Golgi Apparatus, Camillo Golgi, Cell Biology … A Golgi body, also known as a Golgi apparatus, is a …
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A germ line is the sex cells (eggs and sperm) that are used by sexually reproducing organisms to pass on genes from generation to generation.
… to generation. … Germ Line, Sexual Reproduction, Cell Biology … Germ line refers to the sex cells (eggs and sperm) …
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Endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranes inside a cell through which proteins and other molecules move.
… move. … Endoplasmic Reticulum, Proteins, Ribosomes, Cell Biology … Endoplasmic reticulum is a network of membranes …
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A cell cycle is a series of events that takes place in a cell as it grows and divides.
… in a cell as it grows and divides. … Cell Division, Basic Biology, DNA Synthesis … A cell cycle is a series of events …
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Dr. Sharon Milgram is an adjunct investigator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch at the National Human Genome Research Institute.
… is an adjunct investigator in the Genetics and Molecular Biology Branch at the National Human Genome Research …
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Messenger RNA (abbreviated mRNA) is a type of single-stranded RNA involved in protein synthesis.
… synthesis. … Messenger RNA, MRNA, Protein Synthesis, Cell Biology … Messenger RNA (abbreviated mRNA) is a type of …
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A chromatid is one of two identical halves of a replicated chromosome.
… a replicated chromosome. … Chromosome, Cell Division, Cell Biology, DNA Replication … A chromatid is one of the two …
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NHGRI researchers, collaborators at the University of California (UC) San Diego, UC Davis and the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine lay out a new framework for comparing dog-to-human aging, one that uses epigenetics as a biological marker to better understand the aging process.
… a genetic system for studies that inform human health and biology," said Dr. Ostrander. … Read the study … NHGRI …
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Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell's biochemical reactions.
… reactions. … Mitochondria, Mitochondrial DNA, Cell Biology, Adenosine Triphosphate, ATP … Mitochondria are …