The future of synthetic cells is promising. They may help produce medicines, vaccines and biofuels. Scientists can design cells for useful purposes, improving healthcare, industry and environmental protection through advanced biotechnology.
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If gametes are formed by mitosis, they will have the same chromosome number as body cells. Fertilisation would double the chromosome number, causing genetic imbalance.
Proteins are made in rough ER and lipids in smooth ER. They are modified in Golgi apparatus and transported to the cell membrane through vesicles, forming the membrane.
Contact inhibition prevents tumor formation in humans. Plants can develop tumors, but they usually remain localized and do not spread like cancer in animals.
Cell theory states that all living organisms are made of cells, cells are the basic unit of life and new cells arise from existing cells. Matthias Schleiden first proposed that plants are made of cells.