nucleolus organiser


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Noun1.nucleolus organiser - the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organizer
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
chromosome - a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes"
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Karyotype, nucleolus organiser regions and constitutive heterochromatin in Ostrea angasi (Mollusca: Bivalvia): evidence of taxonomic relationships within the Ostreidae.
Differences in the rDNA-bearing chromosome divide the Asian-Pacific and Atlantic species of Crassostrea (Bivalvia, Mollusca)

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