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Micronuclei

Medical Definition: Nuclei, separate from and additional to the main nucleus of a cell, produced during the telophase of mitosis or meiosis by lagging chromosomes or chromosome fragments derived from spontaneous or experimentally induced chromosomal structural changes. This concept also includes the smaller, reproductive nuclei found in multinucleate protozoans.
Guide Notes: A 11 qualif except /cytol; /genet permitted
Previously Indexed: Cell Nucleus (1966-1989),Chromosome Aberrations (1972-1989),Mutagenicity Tests (1981-1989)

Micronuclei Medical Definitions and Terms

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