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Cellular biology - Coggle Diagram
Cellular biology
Definition of a cell
The basic unit of life responsible for living and functioning organism
Study of
the function
the behaviour
the structure
Two different types of cell
Eukaryotic cells
Found in
Plants, animals, fungi, protists
DNA contained within a membrane-bound nucleus
Prokaryotic cells
Include
Bacteria, archaea
Lack an enclosed cell nucleus
Smallest form of life
Techniques used
Cell fractionation
Fluorescence microscopy
Cell culture
Phase-contact microscopy
Microscopy techniques
Cytometry
Interconnected to
Immunology
Cytochemistry
Medical microbiology
Cytopathology
Molecular biology
Oncology
Biochemistry
Molecular genetics
Genetics
Functions
Cell metabolism
cellular respiration
Photosynthesis
Cell signaling
Communication
endocrine
paracrine
Cell-cell contact
autocrine signaling
Eukaryotic cell cycle
Interphase
S
DNA synthesis
G1
Growth
G2
Growth and preparation for mytosis
Mitosis
Cell division
Shapes
Rod-shaped
Spherical
Prokaryotic cell cycle
Binary fission
Cell structures
Eukaryotic cells (non exhaustive list)
Nucleus
cell membrane
AKA plasma membrane
Cell wall
Cytoplasm
Organelles
For example: golgi apparatus, Lysosome, ER...
Nuclear envelope
Nucleolus
Mitochondria
Prokaryotic cells (non exhaustive list)
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Cell wall
Nucleolus
Ribosome