MICRONUCLEUS
\mˈa͡ɪkɹə͡ʊnjˌuːklɪəs], \mˈaɪkɹəʊnjˌuːklɪəs], \m_ˈaɪ_k_ɹ_əʊ_n_j_ˌuː_k_l_ɪ__ə_s]\
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Nuclei, separate from and additional to the main nucleus of a cell, produced during the telophase of mitosis or meiosis by lagging chromosomes or chromosome fragments derived from spontaneous or experimentally induced chromosomal structural changes. This concept also includes the smaller, reproductive nuclei found in multinucleate protozoans.
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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[Greek] The smaller, reproductive nucleus of many protozoa, in close proximity to meganucleus; gononucleus.
By J.H. Kenneth
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A small nucleus; particularly, in the CIliata, a small nucleus subserving reproduction.
By Alexander Duane
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