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Which of the following terms best describes the ...

Lamins

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submitted by atstillisafraud(93),

I like this question because it reminds me that examiners think objects can exist in 2 dimensions.

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submitted by tea-cats-biscuits(122),

Fibronectin is an extracellular matrix glycoprotein, while lamin is an intermediate filament that specifically provides support to the cell nucleus. Don’t confuse lamin with laminin (science hates us clearly); laminin is like fibronectin, an ECM glycoprotein and a major component of the basal lamina of basement membranes.

masonkingcobra Lamin looks like a "cross" and held up Jesus and the basal lamina is super important just like jesus (you bet there are people who believe this) https://answersingenesis.org/biology/microbiology/laminin-and-the-cross/ +7

dr.xx blasphemy @masonkingcobra +

luciana I clearly confused lamin with laminin, now I know +1

almondbreeze FA 2019 pg 48 lamin +1

almondbreeze picked tubulin but i guess tubulin makes up microtubules and therefore is spherical +

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submitted by nwinkelmann(187),

So... I didn't know what it was so I looked it up... and legit, granum is part of plants.......... really?! lol

cinnapie We out here treating plants!! +2

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submitted by soph(39),

"Nuclear laminin dissasembles + reform nuclear envelope during mitosis. They are helpfull for structure and transcriptional regulation in cell nucleus." -OSMOSIS

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submitted by soph(39),

"Nuclear laminin dissasembles + reform nuclear envelope during mitosis. They are helpfull for structure and transcriptional regulation in cell nucleus." -OSMOSIS

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submitted by sweetmed(83),

Lamins form a nuclear membrane surrounding DNA. imp for structural support, organizing genome, regulating gene transcription. Defective in Progeria and muscular dystrophy.