A plant cell wall is arranged in layers and contains cellulose microfibrils, hemicellulose, pectin, lignin, and soluble protein. These components are organized into three major layers: the primary ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Compartment in cell where DNA is stored as chromosomes Controls activities of cell Animal cell, plant cell or fungal cell Cell structure Cell wall Description Freely permeable layer surrounding ...

Centromeres are important elements of chromosomes that are responsible for the proper separation of chromosomes during cell division. This function is closely related to appropriate methylation ...

In most animal, plant and fungal cells DNA is stored in the nucleus coiled up in thread-like structures called chromosomes. The nucleus of one of your skin cells contains about two metres of DNA ...

The centromere of chromosomes plays a crucial role in cell division. Using the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana ... that alter centromere chromatin structure to centromeres.