GENETICS

Lecture - Cell Parts and Function

COVERAGE:
● CELLS
○ Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells
○ Animal and Plant cells
● The Nucleus: Information Central​
● Ribosomes: Protein Factories​
● Endomembrane System
○ Nuclear envelope​
○ Endoplasmic reticulum​
- Smooth / Rough ER
○ Golgi Apparatus: Shipping and ​Receiving Center​
○ Lysosomes: Digestive Compartments​
○ Vacuoles: Diverse Maintenance Compartments​
○ Plasma membrane​
● Mitochondria: Chemical Energy Conversion​
● Chloroplasts: Capture of Light Energy​
● Peroxisomes: Oxidation​
● Cytoskeleton
● Components of the Cytoskeleton​
○ Microtubules
○ Microfilaments
○ Intermediate Filaments
● Extracellular matrix
● Intercellular Junctions
○ Plasmodesmata​
○ Tight junctions​
○ Desmosomes​
○ Gap junctions​
Animal Cells

Plant Cell

Bacteria Cell
The Nucleus: Information Central​

Endomembrane System

Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)

The Golgi Apparatus: Shipping and ​Receiving Center​

Lysosomes: Digestive Compartments​

Vacuoles: Diverse Maintenance Compartments​

Mitochondrion / Chloroplast / Peroxisome

Mitochondria: Chemical Energy Conversion​ Cytoskeleton

Chloroplasts: Capture of Light Energy​

Microtubules
Microfilaments Extracellular components

Tight Junctions, Desmosomes, and Gap

Junctions in Animal Cells

Extracellular matrix (ECM) of animal cells

Plasmodesmata