The cell is the simplest unit of an organism. And amitosis is the simplest cell division option for a living cell. Like every living being the cell is also divisible. In fact, the cell can divide itself. There are different types of ways for that. If a cell increases in …
Read More »Mitochondria: The Powerplant for Eukaryotic Cells
Mitochondria is a plural term. The sole form of mitochondria is the mitochondrion. The Greek word ‘Mito’ means thread and ‘Condrion’ means granule. So we can say, mitochondria are thread-like or granular structures. They are found in the eukaryotic cells. We know them as the cell powerhouse or the cell …
Read More »Cytology: An Introduction
As human beings are social creatures, they live in a social environment. If we look around us, we can see mainly two types of things in the environment. One is living things & another is non-living things. Living things are those which possess life. Now, what is life? It’s not …
Read More »DNA: The Genetic Material
In the 1870s, the observation that the nuclei of male and female reproductive cells undergo fusion in the process of fertilization leads to the decision that the cell nucleus plays a key role in inheritance. After that, when the cell is stained with the help of some when certain dyes …
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