Micronuclear

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a micronucleus. not-comparable

    "The micronuclear genes, which are normally inactive, are split into multiple sections, with lots of interrupting DNA, called internal eliminated sequences, between the coding regions."

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"The micronuclear genes, which are normally inactive, are split into multiple sections, with lots of interrupting DNA, called internal eliminated sequences, between the coding regions."

Etymology

From micro- + nuclear.

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