micronucleus
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If the algorithm detects a cell with a micronucleus, it sends the location to the microscope.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
When a micronucleus ruptures, the chromosome inside is left exposed.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
The diploid micronucleus in each cell then undergoes meiosis to produce four haploid micronuclei.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The micronucleus is essential for sexual reproduction, whereas the macronucleus directs asexual binary fission and all other biological functions.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The contractile vacuole is central and dorsal; the macronucleus is in the anterior half of the body, with one attached micronucleus.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)
When the system detects cells containing micronuclei, it marks them using a laser.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
It was uniquely able to enter micronuclei and fragment the DNA inside.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2026
Using a set of genetically modified mouse lines, the team identified 145 genes that play key roles in either increasing or decreasing the formation of abnormal micronuclei structures2.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2024
The micronuclei undergo meiosis, resulting in four haploid micronuclei in each parent cell.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
The macronucleus is globular and central, occasionally band-form and with numerous attached micronuclei.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)
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