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Chrom, trans-, -some (or soma-), aqu- (or aqua-), -elle, bi-, inter-
Prefixes/ suffixes / roots | meaning | example |
chrom | color: – | chromatid |
trans- | across: | translation |
-some (or soma-) | body: | autosome |
aqu-
(or aqua-) | water | aquaculture, aquarium, aquatic |
-elle | little, small | organelle |
bi- | two | bilingual, biceps, and biped; |
inter- | Between, within, inside | interdependent |
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mito, eu, cyte (or cyto-), a- (or an-), chloro-, endo-, ex-,
Prefixes/ suffixes / roots | meaning | example |
mito- | thread: | Mitochondrion, Mitosis. |
eu- | true, good | Eubacteria, eukaryotes. |
-cyte
(or cyto-) | cell | Cytoplasm |
a-
(or an-) | without, lack of, not | apetalous, atypical |
Chloro- | green | chloroplast |
Endo- | inside, inner | endoplasm |
ex | Out of, away from. | extinction |
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hypo-, -phyll, sym-, phago-, -plasm, hyper-, micro-
Prefixes/ suffixes/ roots | meanings | examples |
hypo- | below, less than | hypocalcaemia |
-phyll | leaf: | chlorophyll |
Sym- | same | symbiosis |
Phago- | eat | Phagocyte |
-plasm | formed substance | cytoplasm |
Hyper- | above, greater than | hypertension |
Micro- | small | Micro-some |