single-cell

Simplest life form

Single-cell describes organisms consisting of only one cell, like bacteria or amoebas: single-cell organisms.

In biology, single-cell analysis examines individual cells rather than averaged populations.

The term also appears in solar technology, where a single-cell panel contains one photovoltaic unit.

biological

organism

Living biological entity

  • amoebaShape-shifting single-celled organism
  • bacteriumSingle-celled prokaryotic life
  • protozoanUnicellular eukaryotic life form

microbe · paramecium · euglena · algae · yeast · diatom · flagellate · ciliate · protist · microscopic

laboratory

culture

Collective social practices

sequencing · RNA · genomics · analysis · electrophoresis · pipette · assay · PCR · fluorescence · sorting

spreadsheet

reference

Directing attention elsewhere

row · address · data entry · input · field · range · Excel · grid · worksheet · cursor

Opposites
cellular complexity

single-cellmulticellular

Having multiple cells

multi-celled · colonial · differentiated · multicelled

Family

single, cell, singly, singles, singled, singling, singleton, cells, celled

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