In this article we will discuss about some cytological slides and specimen. 1. B-Chromosome or Supernumerary Chromosome: i. The nuclei of some animals or plants contain one or more chromosomes in addition to normal chromosomes. These additional chromosomes are called B-chromosomes or supernumerary chromosomes. ii. First described by Wilson in 1905 in Metapodius, an insect, these chromosomes have now been [...]
The following points highlight the six main cell organelles of protoplasm. The cell organelles are: 1. Chloroplast 2. Mitochondria 3. Golgi Apparatus 4. Nucleus 5. Endoplasmic Reticulum 6. DNA Model. Cell Organelle # 1. Chloroplast: 1. Chloroplasts (Figs. 18, 19), responsible for the photosynthesis of the plants, are the characteristic features of the cells of green plants. 2. Around the [...]
Mycoplasmas are tiny, virus-like non-motile prokaryotic organisms. They are the simplest and smallest known organisms capable of growing on cell free laboratory culture media containing sterols. Mycoplasmas lack definite cell wall and are characteristically delimited by a distinct, soft, flexible trilaminar unit membrane of lipoprotein. Because of the soft and plastic membrane they can assume a variety of shapes and [...]