Meaning Of The Word Nucleoid
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Nucleoid Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Nucleoid?
nucleoid in American English
a region in the cells of prokaryotes that contains nucleic acids but which is not bounded by a membrane: it is analogous in function to the nucleus of eukaryotic cells adjective: resembling a nucleus noun: the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane nucleoid in British English adjective: resembling a nucleus noun: the region of a prokaryotic cell where the cell's genetic component (nucleic acids) is located |
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