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Cell

Definition(s)

The smallest units of living structure capable of independent existence, composed of a membrane-enclosed mass of protoplasm and containing a nucleus or nucleoid. Cells are highly variable and specialized in both structure and function, though all must at some stage replicate proteins and nucleic acids, utilize energy, and reproduce themselves.: Definition from: Unified Medical Language System (NCI Thesaurus) at the National Library of Medicine
The basic unit of any living organism. It is a small, watery, compartment filled with chemicals and a complete copy of the organism's genome.: Definition from: National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health


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