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"the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"nouna specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
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- mitochondrion an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
- nucleole a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
- genus tetrahymena protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles
- nucleolus a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
- lysosome an organelle found in the cytoplasm of most cells (especially in leukocytes and liver and kidney cells)
- centriole one of a pair of small cylindrical cell organelles near the nucleus in animal cells; composed of nine triplet microtubules and form the asters during mitosis
- ribosome an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell
- chondriosome an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy
- cytosol the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended