karyosome

American

[kar-ee-uh-sohm] / ˈkær i əˌsoʊm /

noun

Cell Biology.

Also called chromocenter. any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
a chromosome.

karyosome British

/ ˈkærɪəʊˌsəʊm /

noun

any of the dense aggregates of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell
the nucleus of a cell

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Etymology

Origin of karyosome

First recorded in 1885–90; karyo- + -some ³

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karyosome

The fragments of the karyosome, which are, as it were, squeezed out to the exterior, exert a powerful attraction upon the microgametes, many of which swarm round the now mature megagamete.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

Its most conspicuous feature is the large deeply-staining karyosome, which consists of the greater part of the chromatin of the nucleus intimately bound up with a plastinoid basis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various

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