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nounthe protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism
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Definition that contains cytoplasm
- translation (genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
- circulation free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)
- streaming the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell
- ectoplasm the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm
- rna (biochemistry) a long linear polymer of nucleotides found in the nucleus but mainly in the cytoplasm of a cell where it is associated with microsomes; it transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm and controls certain chemical processes in the cell
- aster star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
- protoplasm the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
- cytokinetic of or relating to the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus
- polar body a small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discarded
- dictyosome a netlike structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)