membrane

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In some cases, these factories are surrounded by membranes and serve as sites for DNA replication, resembling a primitive version of a cell nucleus.

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Inside cells, ions travel through specialized protein channels embedded in the cell membrane.

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They begin swimming more forcefully and adjust the outer membranes that will eventually interact with the egg.

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Fatty acids are important components of cell membranes in living organisms on Earth, although similar molecules can also form through purely geological reactions under certain conditions.

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Cells already had membranes, and genetic information was stored in DNA.

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