Organelle

Word ORGANELLE
Character 9
Hyphenation organelle
Pronunciations /ˌɔɹ.ɡənˈɛl/

Definitions and meanings of "Organelle"

What do we mean by organelle?

A differentiated structure within a cell, such as a mitochondrion, vacuole, or chloroplast, that performs a specific function. noun

A specialized part of a cell performing a specific function, usually visible under the microscope as a distinct object; it is analogous to an organ{2}, but on a microscopic scale. noun

A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles). noun

A specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ noun

A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).

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The word "organelle" in example sentences

You would conjecture that some organelle is designed, say. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This organelle is called the flagellum, made of a rotary motor and a thin helical filament that grows up to about 15 micron. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Let me say here only that this organelle is exquisitely sensitive to light, to gravity, to stretch, and to a stimulus which we believe to be olfactory, and illustrate it with a few slides. ❋ Unknown (1972)

Carsonella might one day lose its identity altogether and become a permanent organ, or "organelle," inside the insect’s cell, the researcher speculate. ❋ Unknown (2006)

* The first artificial cell organelle may help researchers find a way to make bioengineered heparin and other synthetic drugs. ❋ Yendi (2009)

Here's a test with a science twist: which cell organelle are you? ❋ Maxine (2009)

The progression from symbiont to organelle involves many steps or processes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Inside, the stunned viewers could see every organelle of the original amoeba, perfectly recreated. ❋ Rick Barba (2010)

What we do observe is particular sets of proteins configured in particular patterns, and each protein configuration are themselves configured into a meta-pattern resulting in a functional organelle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The flagellum is IC as a motility organelle, if you remove one part, the machine doesn't work. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Do we need to observe one unicellular organism consume another and subsequently observe the consumed one evolve into an organelle before crediting endosymbiosis as plausible? ❋ Unknown (2008)

Attendant with such migrations have been a number a number of changes, modifications that would permit the new nuclear gene to be expressed, and its protein product to be transported from the cytoplasm into the organelle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Briefly, it is now known that gene migration from organelle to nucleus can be observed and studied in real time, and that questions pertaining to the “activation” of organellar genes after migration to the nucleus can be asked and answered. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz: chief, section on organelle biology, cell biology and metabolism branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md. ❋ Peggy (2008)

Now, I might not like this definition, but people often refer to any cellular structure as an organelle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

“Nevertheless, the use of organelle to refer to non-membrane bound structures such as ribosomes is quite common” ❋ Unknown (2010)

The end results of such migrations may be seen in the genomes of modern eukaryotes; thus, nuclear genomes are “littered” with genes that are derived from prokaryotic ancestors, but are expressed as eukaryotic genes and whose protein products end up in the organelle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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