nucleoid

nucleoid /nu·cle·oid/ (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.

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nu·cle·oid (nkl-oid)

n.

1. See nucleus.

2. See nuclear inclusion body.

adj.

Resembling a nucleolus.

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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.