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GO: Cellular Component
cell wall
- Term ID
- GO:0005618
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- Definition
- The rigid or semi-rigid envelope lying outside the cell membrane of plant, fungal, most prokaryotic cells and some protozoan parasites, maintaining their shape and protecting them from osmotic lysis. In plants it is made of cellulose and, often, lignin; in fungi it is composed largely of polysaccharides; in bacteria it is composed of peptidoglycan; in protozoan parasites such as Giardia species, it's made of carbohydrates and proteins. (3)
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- Ontology
- GO: Cellular Component QuickGO AmiGO
- has parts
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- is a type of
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- has subtype
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- inverse occurs_in
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Phenotype
Phenotype caused by Genes