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Multicellular

Definition

adjective

Having or consisting of many cells or more than one cell to perform all vital functions.


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Examples of organisms that are multicellular are humans, animals and plants.


Word origin: L, comb. form of multus much, many + NL cellulāris, equiv. to cellul(a) live cell.
Related forms: multicellularity (noun)

Compare: unicellular


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Re: mutations and dependencies

... keep the good). The result is that all higher genomes must clearly degenerate. Dr Sanford on http://creation.com/geneticist-evolution-impossible Multicellular organisms aren't genetically homogeneous. A mutating organism will still have some cells that carry more harmful mutations than others. ...

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by wildfunguy
Sat Feb 23, 2013 3:50 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: mutations and dependencies
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Views: 844

Re:

... metabolism to aerobic one. But after this, the new and highly effective means of energy metabolism was available, supporting the growth of new, multicellular life forms. "And why weren't the conditions previously suitable for complex life?" The conditions may have been suitable (I'm ...

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by biohazard
Fri Nov 30, 2012 8:21 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Is evolution as simple as we think?
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Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic

... by peptidogylcans. Eukaryotic organisms are divided into 4 kingdoms: the Protista (unicellular, both auto- and heterotrophic organisms; also multicellular algae are grouped in here), the plants, the fungi or mushrooms and the animals (including humans as well). Plant and algal cells have ...

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by SteveYst
Wed Oct 03, 2012 1:39 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic
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organs shape

... It's pretty dense, but I think it answers your question: "The effect of insulin pathway activity on growth is largely autonomous to cells and multicellular regions, called compartments. Specific reduction of dAkt" ( Drosophila Akt protein kinase) "function, an essential component ...

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by animus
Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:41 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: organs shape
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Views: 2142

Parasites in water

This depends on what kind of parasites you have in mind. Is it bacteria, unicellular eukaryota or something multicellular? I'm not sure what you mean by the first question. Of course each person is affected by the parasite they've got. Thus if they were infected with strain A, ...

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by JackBean
Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:16 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Parasites in water
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