nucleoid /nu·cle·oid/ (noo´kle-oid)
nucleoid [noo´kle-oid]
1. resembling a nucleus.
2. a nucleus-like body sometimes seen in the center of an erythrocyte.
3. the genetic material (nucleic acid) of a virus situated in the center of the virion.
4. the nuclear region of a bacterium, which contains the chromosome but is not limited by a nuclear membrane.
nu·cle·oid (n  kl -oid )n. 1. See nucleus. 2. See nuclear inclusion body. adj. Resembling a nucleolus. |
nucleoid [noo´kle-oid]
1. resembling a nucleus.
2. a nucleus-like body sometimes seen in the center of an erythrocyte.
3. the central region of a bacterium, consisting of a dense irregularly shaped region containing DNA material without a surrounding nuclear membrane.
4. the genetic material (nucleic acid) of a virus, situated in the center of the virion.
nucleoid
1. resembling a nucleus.
2. a nucleus-like body sometimes seen in the center of an erythrocyte.
3. the genetic material (nucleic acid) of a rickettsia, chlamydia and some viruses, e.g. poxviruses, situated in the center of the microorganism.
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