célula

célula

A complex unit of protoplasm, usually with a nucleus, cytoplasm, and an enclosing membrane. All plants and animals are composed of one or more microscopic cells. The smallest organic unit capable of carrying out all of the functions normally attributed to life is a cell. See eukaryotic cell and prokaryotic cell.

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Category: Physical anthropology
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