What is animal cell?

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Cells are the basic units of structure and function in all living organisms.

This means that all living organisms are made up of one cell or many cells.

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cells are the units of inheritance.

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New cells arise only from the already existing cells.

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The activities of an organism are the result of the activities of its constituent cells.

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Apart from its integral role in multicellular organisms, each cell has its own life.

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Prokaryotic is made up of two words from the Greek language, Pro + karyon.

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In which pro means primitive and karyon means nucleus.

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A chromosome is a hereditary material that is highly coiled and circular.

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