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Haploid , hap·loid / ˈhapˌloid/ Genetics • adj. (of a cell or nucleus) having a single set of unpaired chromosomes. Compare with diploid. ∎ (of an organism or… Schwann Cell , Schwann cell (neurilemma cell) A cell that forms the myelin sheath of a nerve fibre. Each cell is responsible for a single length of the fibre (calle… Syncytium , syncytium (pl. syncytia) A group of animal cells in which cytoplasmic continuity is maintained. For example, the cells of striated muscle form a sync… convective cell , convective cell The pattern formed in a fluid when local warming causes part of the fluid to rise, and local cooling causes it to sink again elsewher… Cell , Cell
The cell is the basic unit of a living organism. In multicellular organisms (organisms with more than one cell), a collection of cells that work… chromatophore , chromatophore
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