#living_thing__organism__being  a living (or once living) entity that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
  supertype:  pm#entity_that_can_be_or_was_alive (pm)  e.g., an animal, a cell
  subtype:  #life.living_thing  #biont  #animal  #plant  #denizen  #amphidiploid  #diploid  #haploid  #heteroploid  #polyploid  #animalcule  #microorganism  #aerobe  #anaerobe  #crossbreed  #polymorph  #congener  #plankton  #nekton {#parasite #host.living_thing}  #commensal  #myrmecophile {#eukaryote #prokaryote}  #zooid  #clone  #atavist  #individual  #mascot  #mutant.living_thing {#sitter #stander}  #vocalizer  #nonvascular_organism  #relict.living_thing  #saprophyte  #saprobe  #katharobe
  substance:  #tissue
  part:  #cell  the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
     part:  #cell_wall__cell_membrane__plasma_membrane  a thin membrane around the cytoplasm of a cell; controls passage of substances in and out of the cell
     part:  #energid__protoplast  a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of cytoplasm with which it interacts
     part:  #cytoplasm  the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus
        part:  #microsome  a tiny granule in the cytoplasm
        part:  #Golgi_body__Golgi_apparatus__Golgi_complex__dictyosome  a net-like structure in the cytoplasm of animal cells (especially in those cells that produce secretions)
     part:  #cell_nucleus__nucleus__nucleu__karyon  a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction
        part:  #nucleolus__nucleolu__nucleole  a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
        part:  #chromatin  the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins
        part:  #achromatin  the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes
        part:  #chromosome  a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
           part:  #nucleolus_organizer__nucleolusorganizer__nucleolar_organizer__nucleolarorganizer  the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
           part:  #gene  a self-replicating protein molecule that occupies a fixed place on a chromosome; a unit of heredity
           part:  #chromatid  one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis
           part:  #centromere  a specialized condensed region of a chromosomes that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape
     part:  #organelle__cell_organ  a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
     part:  #vacuole  a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell
  part:  #body_part  any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
     part:  #corpus  the main part of an organ or other bodily structure

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