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NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
Synonyms:
nucleolar organiser; nucleolar organizer; nucleolus organiser; nucleolus organizer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("nucleolar organizer" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)
Holonyms ("nucleolar organizer" is a part of...):
chromosome (a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order)
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