organelles
Type: concept Aliases: organelledamaged organellescellular organelles
- Systems Analogy Specialized internal cell parts that handle specific jobs like power generation or waste recycling.
- Formal Definition Specialized, membrane-bound cellular structures (e.g. mitochondria, lysosomes) that perform distinct metabolism or structural duties.
Mentioned In
- Conceptlysosomal, membrane, nucleus
- Moleculemitochondria
- Processautophagy, degradation pathway
Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Book / Monograph Nelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"Organelles organize metabolic tasks in eukaryotic cells."