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Nucleus
[video game] Nucleus is a downloadable game on the PlayStation Store, also known as Bacterius on the Japanese PSN. ==Gameplay== Nucleus is a puzzle-based shooting game with a dual stick control system similar to Robotron: 2084. Players are tasked with ridding a host body of a virus infestati...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: nū′klē-ŭs, nū′klē-ī Definitions: 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a nuclear envelope that encloses euchromatin, heterochromatin, and o...
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Nucleus
The very small, very dense, positively charged center of an atom containing protons and neutrons, as well as other subatomic particles.
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Membrane-bound organelle which contains the DNA in the form of chromosomes. It is the site of DNA replication, and the site of RNA synthesis.
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Nucleus
The core of the atom, where most of its mass and all of its positive charge is concentrated. Except for hydrogen, it consists of proton and neutrons.
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Nucleus
The central body of a comet.
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Nucleus
The positively charged core of an atom, consisting of protons and neutrons (except for hydrogen), around which electrons orbit.
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The membrane-bound region of a eukaryotic cell that contains the chromosomes.
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Nucleus
A collection of neutrons and protons that forms the core of an atom (plural: nuclei).
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membrane-enclosed protoplasmic body structure within eucaryotic cells containing the genetic material (dna) organised in chromosomes.
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(Life processes and cells) the center of a cell where genetic information is usually stored.
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Nucleus
a cell organelle which contains the chromosomes whose genes control the structure of proteins within the cell. The nucleus is also a term used to refer to the mass of nerve cell bodies connected by tracts of nerve fibres, which occur in the brain.
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Nucleus
The nucleus contains positively charged Protons and neutral Neutrons which are bound by nuclear forces. The nucleus makes up the central portion of an Atom and is surrounded by orbiting Electrons . (This description is much simplified but serves its purposes for most practical Radiation Protection p...
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nucleus
[n] - (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet 2. [n] - the positively charged dense center of an atom 3. [n] - any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord 4. [n] - a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth...
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This is physically and functionally the central component of the cell. It is a near-spherical structure, containing the nucleoplasm, the nucleoli, and the chromosomes, and is bounded by the nuclear membrane. Most cells have a single nucleus, although muscle cells have several and red blood cells hav...
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Nucleus
The central part of an atom containing two particles; a proton and (with the exception of hydrogen) and a neutron.
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Nucleus
The positively charged core of an atom which occupies little of the volume but contains most of the mass.
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Nucleus
The central part of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons. Plural nuclei. The nuclei of atoms are positively charged and contain by far most of their mass, all but about 0.05% or less. See also: Atom, Neutron, Proton.
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(Learning Modules / Biology / DNA / Glossary) The 'heart' of a cell, containing DNA, but also RNA and protein.
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The very small, very dense, positively charged center of an atom containing protons and neutrons, as well as other subatomic particles.
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The central part of an atom containing protons and neutrons.
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The central part of an atom that contains the protons and neutrons. Plural nuclei.
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The positively charged core of an atom, an object of -0.00001 atomic diameters containing >99.9% of the atomic mass. Nuclear positions define atomic positions.
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A structure in the eukaryote cell bounded by a membrane, that contains the genetic material, in the form of DNA organized into chromosomes
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pertaining to an atom: The centre of an atom. The nucleus is where neutrons* and protons* are tightly bound. Nuclei are many thousands of times smaller than the atom itself. For example, if an atom was the size of a football stadium, the nucleus would be comparable to a pea. pertaining to a comet: T...
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