"micronucleus" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From micro- + nucleus.",
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        "A small nucleus."
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        "(biology) A small nucleus."
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          "text": "These binucleated forms have one macronucleus functional and another sexual micronucleus which is not functional in the ordinary life processes of the species.",
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        "The smaller of the nuclei of a ciliate protozoan (that contains genetic material)."
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        "(biology) The smaller of the nuclei of a ciliate protozoan (that contains genetic material)."
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