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nucleoid

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Meaning

  1. noun The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized

Similar words

nucleus nucleole nucleosol nucleolus paranucleolus nucleoplasm nucleome nuclear membrane nucleation nucleator

Often followed by

is and of region in structure sedimentation proteins segregation

Word family

nucleoids

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