nucleolus
noun
a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
nucleoli
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pluralof nucleolus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Dr. Tyler and postdoctoral fellow Dr. J. Ignacio Gutierrez, the first author of the paper, suspected that keeping nucleoli small could delay aging.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
On the flip side, anti-aging strategies like calorie restriction, or eating less, result in smaller nucleoli.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
This caused RAG1 to get trapped within cell nucleoli instead of facilitating the gene rearrangements that build immune diversity.
From Science Daily ● May 24, 2024
The nucleus contains one or more nucleoli, which serve as sites for ribosome synthesis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
During this process of the formation of the chromosomes the nucleoli disappear, sometimes being absorbed apparently in the chromosomes, and sometimes being ejected into the cell body, where they disappear.
From The Story of the Living Machine A Review of the Conclusions of Modern Biology in Regard to the Mechanism Which Controls the Phenomena of Living Activity by H. W. (Herbert William) Conn
