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micronuclear

micronuclear adjective: of or pertaining to a micronucleus.

Adjective

micronuclear (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to a micronucleus.
    • The micronuclear genes, which are normally inactive, are split into multiple sections, with lots of interrupting DNA, called internal eliminated sequences, between the coding regions.1998 August 21, Elizabeth Pennisi, “MOLECULAR EVOLUTION:How the Genome Readies Itself for Evolution”, in Science, volume 281, number 5380, →DOI, pages 1131–1134

Origin of micronuclear

From micro- + nuclear.

Questions about micronuclear

What does micronuclear mean?
Micronuclear means of or pertaining to a micronucleus.
What part of speech is micronuclear?
Micronuclear is an adjective.

Words near micronuclear in the dictionary

  1. micronovae
  2. micronovas
  3. micronozzle
  4. micronozzles
  5. microns
  6. micronuclear
  7. micronuclease
  8. micronucleases
  9. micronucleate
  10. micronucleated
  11. micronucleation

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