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micronucleus
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micronucleus /mi·cro·nu·cle·us/ (-noo´kle-us)
1. in ciliate protozoa, the smaller of two types of nucleus in each cell, which functions in sexual reproduction; cf. macronucleus.
2. a small nucleus.
3. nucleolus.
mi·cro·nu·cle·us (mkr-nkl-s)
n.
1. A minute nucleus.
2. The smaller of two nuclei in ciliate protozoans that contains genetic material and functions in reproduction.
micronucleus
1. in ciliate protozoa, the kinetoplast, the smaller of two types of nucleus in each cell, which functions in sexual reproduction.
2. a small nucleus.
3. nucleolus.
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