micronucleus /mi·cro·nu·cle·us/ (-noo´kle-us)
micronucleus
micronucleus [mi″kro-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 (m  kr -n  kl - s)n. 1. A minute nucleus. 2. The smaller of two nuclei in ciliate protozoans that contains genetic material and functions in reproduction. |
micronucleus
[-no̅o̅′klē·əs]
1 a small nucleus.
2 the smaller of two nuclei in some protozoa. It functions in sexual reproduction. Compare macronucleus.
micronucleus [mi″kro-noo´kle-us]
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.
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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