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Hammerling's experiments of Acetabularia involved exchanging

Updated On: Jul 12, 2022
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
  • rhizoid and stalk
  • gametes.
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Acetabularia used in Hammerling's nucleocytoplasmic experiment is unicellular uninucleate green algae. Hammerling's experiment of Acetabularia involved exchanging rhizoid and stalk. Presence of hereditary information in the nucleous was proved by the work of Hammerling on single celled alga Acetabularia.
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Concepts Used:

Cell: The Unit of Life

  • A cell is derived as the functional and structural unit of life. Every cell is surrounded by a cell membrane that dissects the external and internal environments of the cell. The interior environment of a cell is called the cytoplasm.
  • It carries cellular machinery and structural elements. The nucleus is present in the center of the cell, which includes all the hereditary information of an organism. Some of the molecules present in the cell are protein, carbohydrates, starch, and sugar.

Read More: Fundamental Unit of Life: Cell

Parts of Cell:

The different parts of a cell and their functions are as follows:

  • Cell Membrane
  • Cell Wall
  • Nucleus
  • Cytoplasm