motility
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thumb|Cytokinesis|Cell division. All cells can be considered motile for having the ability to divide into two new daughter cells.
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It sits within the topics Cell movement and Physiology.
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Definitions
- Cellular level
- Movements
- See also
- References
thumb|Cytokinesis|Cell division. All cells can be considered motile for having the ability to divide into two new daughter cells.
Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently by using metabolic energy. This biological concept encompasses movement at various levels, from whole organisms to cells and subcellular components.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “motility” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.