Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level
Mesosomes
What Mesosomes means in Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Mesosomes
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Inward folds of the plasma membrane that increase membrane surface area and are associated with processes such as respiration and DNA segregation.
Topics that use Mesosomes
- Topic 3: Voice of the Genome (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Acrosome
- Acrosome reaction
- Cell cycle and interphase
- Continuous variation and normal distribution
- Cortical reaction
- Differential gene expression
- DNA methylation
- DNA replication and sister chromatids
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