micronucleus

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈnjuːkliəs/

micronuclei

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Definition of micronucleus - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

biology

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small nucleus in a cell

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The cell contained a micronucleus and a macronucleus.

ciliate protozoans

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the smaller nucleus in ciliate protozoans

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The micronucleus in ciliates is crucial for reproduction.

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micronucleus test

laboratory assay that checks small cell bodies to detect genetic damage

The chemical failed the micronucleus test in human lymphocyte cultures.

Origin of micronucleus

Greek, micro (small) + nucleus (kernel)

Examples of micronucleus in a sentence

The presence of a micronucleus was noted in the sample.
Researchers studied the role of the micronucleus in cell division.
The micronucleus was observed under the microscope.

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French:micronoyau, ...
German:Mikronukleus, Kleinkern, ...
Italian:micronucleo, ...
Spanish:micronúcleo, ...
Portuguese:micronúcleo, ...
Chinese:微核, 次核, ...
Japanese:小核, ミクロン核, ...
Arabic:نُوَيَّة, النَّوَاة الصُّغْرَى, ...
Hebrew:גַּרְעִינוֹן, גַּרְעִינִית, ...
Russian:микроядро, ...
Ukrainian:мікроядро, мікронуклеус, ...
Hindi:सूक्ष्मनाभिक, ...
Bengali:মাইক্রোনিউক্লিয়াস, ...
Catalan:micronucli, ...
Czech:mikrojádro, malé jádro, ...
Danish:mikronukleus, mikrokerne, ...
Dutch:micronucleus, ...
Greek:μικροπυρήνας, ...
Hungarian:mikronukleusz, kismag, ...
Khmer:ស្នូលតូច, មីក្រូន្យូក្លេអ៊ុស, ...
Korean:소핵, ...
Persian:هسته کوچک, ...
Polish:mikrojądro, mikronukleus, ...
Portuguese (BR):micronúcleo, núcleo secundário, ...
Romanian:micronucleu, nucleu mic, ...
Swedish:mikrokärna, ...
Thai:นิวเคลียสขนาดเล็ก, ...
Turkish:mikronükleus, ...
Vietnamese:nhân nhỏ, ...

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