micronuclei
- plural of micronucleus.
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Chloramphenicol significantly increased DNA damage, measured by changes in blood cells such as micronuclei and other abnormalities.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2026
Although the researchers trained it in this study to detect micronuclei, the underlying AI could be trained to identify many other cellular features.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
Cells that contain micronuclei are more likely to develop additional chromosomal abnormalities, increasing their chances of becoming cancerous.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
The remaining micronuclei divide once by mitosis, resulting in two micronuclei per 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)
