In addition to the nucleus, eukaryotic cells may contain several other types of organelles, which may include mitochondria, chloroplasts, the endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgi apparatus ...

Organelles in cells were originally often independent cells, which were incorporated by host cells and lost their independence in the course of evolution. Biologists are now examining the way in which ...

Organelles can either be constructed de novo, or be remodelled and then segregated into the daughter cells. These are not necessarily mutually exclusive options. Organelle structure is controlled ...