Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The smaller of two nuclei in ciliate protozoans that contains genetic material and functions in reproduction.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small nucleus: distinguished from
macronucleus .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun biology A small
nucleus . - noun biology The smaller of the nuclei of a
ciliate protozoan .
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Examples
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Each ciliate has something called a micronucleus; this contains two complete versions of its genome.
NYT > Home Page By OLIVIA JUDSON 2010
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Each ciliate has something called a micronucleus; this contains two complete versions of its genome.
NYT > Home Page 2010
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Each ciliate has something called a micronucleus; this contains two complete versions of its genome.
NYT > Home Page By OLIVIA JUDSON 2010
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Small RNAs produced by an RNAi-related mechanism are involved in DNA elimination during development of the somatic macronucleus from the germline micronucleus in Tetrahymena.
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On the other hand, when the mutagenic activity of the irradiated diet was tested by observing occurrence of micronucleus in erythrocytes, no significant increase was recognized.
Archive 2008-08-01 News from Mad Plato 2008
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On the other hand, when the mutagenic activity of the irradiated diet was tested by observing occurrence of micronucleus in erythrocytes, no significant increase was recognized.
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The contractile vacuole is central and dorsal; the macronucleus is in the anterior half of the body, with one attached micronucleus.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 1906
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The macronucleus is spherical and has one micronucleus attached.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 1906
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The macronucleus is central, spherical in form, and bears a single minute micronucleus.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 1906
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The macronucleus is spheroidal and placed near the center of the body; a conspicuous micronucleus lies near it.
Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 1906
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