Organelle

In cell biology, an organelle is one of several structures with specialized functions, suspended in the cytoplasm of an eukaryotic cell.

Related Topics:
Cell biology - Eukaryotic - Cell

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Organelles were historically identified through the use of some form of microscopy and were also identified through the use of cell fractionation.

Related Topics:
Microscopy - Cell fractionation

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A few large organelles probably originated from endosymbiont bacteria:

Related Topics:
Endosymbiont - Bacteria

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• chloroplast
• mitochondrion

Other organelles include:

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• acrosome
• centriole
• endoplasmic reticulum
• golgi apparatus
• lysosome
• myofibril
• plastids
• nucleus
• peroxisome
• ribosome
• vacuole
• vesicle
• melanosome
• cilium/flagellum

Other related structures:

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• cytosol
• endomembrane system
• nucleosome
• microtubule
• cell membrane
 
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