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| Several amino acids linked together |
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Is established at the point where the electircal
gradient balances the K+ concentration gradient |
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Threadlike strands of DNA, RNA, and proteins that
are arranged in fundamental units called
nucleosomes |
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Are junction proteins that form pores to allow small
molecules to pass from cell to cell |
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Three nucleotide sequence that represents an amino
acid |
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Transport of large particles, macromolecules, and
fluids across plasma membranes |
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| Complexes that function in cell motility |
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Involved in the breakdown of glycogen, lipid and
cholesterol metabolism, and steriod based hormone
synthesis |
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Protein coating on vesicles involved in endocytosis
and transcytosis |
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Is the ability of a solution to cause a cell to shrink or
swell |
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Proteins that hydrolyze ATP to actively pump
substances across a membrane |
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Membranous sac that contain powerful oxidases and
catalases that neutralize free radicals |
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Energy source involved in secondary active
transport |
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| An organelle that contain their own DNA and RNA |
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Secondary messenger activated by G-Protein
membrane receptor |
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| Division of cytoplasm by cleavage furrow |
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| Spherical protein subunits that form microfilaments |
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Hollow tubes of spherical protein subunits that form
microtubules |
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Transport that moves solutes against a concentration
gradient |
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| are "Rivets" that anchor cells together |
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Region of DNA that RNA polymerase binds to in
transcription |
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Fingerlike extensions of plasma membranes that
increase surface area for absorption |
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| Opposite of lagging strand |
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a solution having lesser solute concentration than
that of the cytosol |
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