nucleoid

English

Etymology

nucleo- + -oid; thus "like a nucleus".

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Noun

nucleoid (plural nucleoids)

  1. (microbiology) The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized

Derived terms

  • nucleoidal
  • nucleoidally

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