micronuclear

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a micronucleus.

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Meanings

adjectivemicronuclear (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf 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

From micro- + nuclear.

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micronuclear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micronuclear

MLA

“micronuclear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micronuclear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micronuclear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micronuclear.

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