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Organelle vs Fusome - What's the difference?

organelle | fusome |

As nouns the difference between organelle and fusome

is that organelle is organelle while fusome is (biology) a germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles.

As an adjective fusome is

(uk|dialect|obsolete) handy.

organelle

English

(wikipedia organelle)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (label) A specialized structure found inside cells that carries out a specific life process (e.g. ribosomes, vacuoles).

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    fusome

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) handy
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) neat; handsome
  • (UK, dialect, obsolete) notable
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 2

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles