Sign in to receive recommendations (Learn more) Lymph is a clear fluid that travels through your body's arteries, circulates through your tissues to cleanse them and keep them firm, and then drains away through the lymphatic system. Lymph nodes are the filters along the lymphatic system. Their job is to filter out and trap bacteria, viruses, cancer cells, and other unwanted substances, and to make sure they are safely eliminated from the body. Axillary lymph nodes Larger Version.
Share. By Regina Bailey. Definition: Mass of genetic material composed of DNA and proteins that condense to form chromosomes during eukaryotic cell division. Chromatin is located in the nucleus of a cell. During prophase of mitosis, chromatin fibers become coiled into chromosomes with each chromosome having two chromatids joined at a centromere.
1 Mitochondria and Chloroplasts: generate energy for the cell. 2  Mitochondria are self-replicating organelles that occur in various numbers, shapes, and sizes in the cytoplasm of all eukaryotic cells. The eukaryotic DNA is organized in one or more linear molecules, called chromosomes, which are associated with histone proteins. 2  All chromosomal DNA is stored in the cell nucleus, separated from the cytoplasm by a membrane. 3  Some eukaryotic organelles such as mitochondria also contain some DNA.