karyon
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1. a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction (noun.body)
| hyponym | : | pronucleus, |
| definition | : | the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | subthalamic nucleus, |
| definition | : | an oval mass of grey matter located in the caudal part of the subthalamus; associated with the striate body (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | nucleole, nucleolus, |
| definition | : | a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | chromatin, chromatin granule, |
| definition | : | the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | achromatin, |
| definition | : | the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | linin, |
| definition | : | an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | chromosome, |
| definition | : | a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | cell, |
| definition | : | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals (noun.tops) |
| substance holonym | : | karyoplasm, nucleoplasm, |
| definition | : | the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | nucleate, |
| definition | : | form into a nucleus (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | nucleate, |
| definition | : | form into a nucleus (verb.stative) |
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