cell nucleus

noun
[L10218]

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  • singular : cell nucleus
  • plural : cell nuclei

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  • membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated; in most cells, it contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing

    • turned attention to the cell contents also, and the fact that the most conspicuous object in almost any animal cell is its nucleus, made these most fruitfulthe fact that the most conspicuous object in almost any animal cell is its nucleus