Definition of "endomembrane" [endomembrane]

• All the membraneous components inside a eukaryotic cell, including the nuclear envelope, endoplastic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus (noun)

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• "The bacteria-like EM images of mitochondria that we know from textbooks are really cross-sections of tubules and a closer look reveals connections between the endomembrane system and mitochondria."
• "In an autogenic origin, mitochondria are evolutionary derived from the eukaryotic endomembrane system."
• "The prokaryotes that evolved into mitochondria introduced roughly 3,000 new protein families, permitting the development of such complex processes as multicellularity, endomembrane trafficking, and even sexual reproduction."