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what is phagocytosis​

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Answered by prachitanandini
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HEY MATE !!

PHAGOCYTOSIS IS A TYPE OF ENDOCYTOSIS

SO IT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH THE CELL USES ITS PLASMA MEMBRANE TO ENGULF THE FOOD..

FOR EXAMPLE AMOEBA ENGULFS ITS FOOD BY THE PROCESS OF PHAGOCYTOSIS

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Answered by Anonymous
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Phagocytosis (from Ancient Greek φαγεῖν (phagein) 'to eat', and κύτος, (kytos) 'cell') is the process by which a cell uses its plasma membrane to engulf a large particle (≥ 0.5 μm), giving rise to an internal compartment called the phagosome. It is one type of endocytosis.

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