Question | Answer |
Anchoring Junction | |
Communicating Junction | |
Tight Junction | |
Anchoring Junction | - Binds cells together - Made of transmembrane proteins - Binds tissues that have high mechanical stress (muscle and skin) |
Tight Junction | - Seals cells together - Prevents leaks - Made of closely bound proteins - Does not let substances through cells |
Communicating/Gap Junction | - Allows small molecules to pass between cells within a tissue e.g. ANIMAL: steroid moving through e.g. PLANT: plasmodesmata |
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