nucleus
Noun
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is a type of: cell organ, cell organelle, organelle - a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organsubtypes:
- pronucleus - the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote
- subthalamic nucleus - an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body
has:- nucleole, nucleolus - a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
- chromatin, chromatin granule - the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes
- achromatin - the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes
- linin - an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended
- chromosome - a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order
is a part of: cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animalssubstance holonym: karyoplasm, nucleoplasm - the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cellsame as: cell nucleus, karyon -
is a type of: center, centre, midpoint - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figurehas: nucleon - a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleusis a part of: atom - (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
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is a type of: set - a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so usedsubtypes: cadre - a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansionsame as: core, core group
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referred to in: astronomy, uranology - the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a wholeis a type of: center, centre, midpoint - a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figureis a part of: comet - (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
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is a type of: neural structure - a structure that is part of the nervous systemsubtypes: dentate nucleus - a large laminar nucleus of grey matter within the white matter of each cerebral hemisphere
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is a type of: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangementsame as: lens nucleus
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