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<p>Created page with &quot;==Definition== &#039;&#039;&#039;Compartmentalization&#039;&#039;&#039; refers to the evolutionary process by which cells have developed <a href="/wiki/Organelle" title="Organelle">organelles</a>, spatially distinct cellular components that perform di...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Definition==<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Compartmentalization&#039;&#039;&#039; refers to the evolutionary process by which cells have developed [[organelle]]s, spatially distinct cellular components that perform different functions and hence increase the efficiency of cellular metabolism.<br /> <br /> While all cells have some degree of compartmentalization, this is found to a greater extent in [[eukaryotic cell]]s (that have membrane-bound organelles) than in [[prokaryotic cell]]s (where the organelles are not membrane-bound and clearly separated).</div>

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