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What is the defnition of endocytosis

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Endocytosis is the process by which cells take in substances from outside of the cell by engulfing them in a vesicle. These can include things like nutrients to support the cell or pathogens that immune cells engulf and destroy.

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“The taking in of matter by a living cell by invagination of its membrane to form a vacuole.”
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