"micronucleus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: micronuclei [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + nucleus. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|nucleus}} micro- + nucleus Head templates: {{en-noun|micronuclei}} micronucleus (plural micronuclei)
  1. (biology) A small nucleus. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-micronucleus-en-noun-Mg4uRjSa Categories (other): English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 56 44 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) The smaller of the nuclei of a ciliate protozoan (that contains genetic material) Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-micronucleus-en-noun-kb89nw7p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 75 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: micronuclear

Inflected forms

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