Cell Biology
Active Transport
Active transport describes what happens when a cell uses energy to transport something. We’re not talking about phagocytosis (cell eating) or pinocytosis (cell drinking) in…
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Cell Biology
Passive Transport
While active transport requires energy and work, passive transport does not. There are several different types of this easy movement of molecules.…
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Cell Biology
Desmosomes
Desmosomes Definition Desmosomes are a type of anchoring junction in animal tissues that connect adjacent cells. Anchoring junctions…
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Centrioles – Organizing Chromosomes
Every animal-like cell has two small organelles called centrioles. They are there to help the cell when it comes…
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Control of the Cell Cycle
The length of the cell cycle is highly variable, even within the cells of a single organism. In…
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Cell Biology
Meiosis
What are the big ideas here? There are two cell divisions. Mitosis has one division and meiosis has two divisions. You…
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Mitosis
Eventually cells need to duplicate. There are two main methods of replication, mitosis and meiosis. This tutorial will talk…
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Cell Biology
The cell cycle
Actively dividing eukaryote cells pass through a series of stages known collectively as the cell cycle: two gap phases…
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Microfilaments
You will find microfilaments in most cells. They are the partner of microtubules. They are long, thin, and stringy proteins (mainly actin)…
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Microtubules
Microtubules are usually discussed with microfilaments. Although they are both proteins that help define cell structure and movement, they are…
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