Biology GCSE
lysis
What lysis means in Biology GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of lysis
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Reference: OCR
The bursting of an animal cell when water enters by osmosis and the increased internal hydrostatic volume stretches the cell membrane until it bursts.
Topics that use lysis
- Maintaining internal environments (OCR GCSE)
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