micronuclear
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micronuclear — mi·cro·nu·cle·ar n(y)ü klē ər adj of or relating to a micronucleus … Medical dictionary
micronuclear — mi·cro·nuclear … English syllables
micronuclear — |mīkrō+ adjective Etymology: micronucleus + ar : of or relating to a micronucleus … Useful english dictionary
micronucleus — micronuclear, adj. /muy kroh nooh klee euhs, nyooh /, n., pl. micronuclei / klee uy /. Biol. the smaller of the two types of nuclei occurring in ciliate protozoans. Cf. macronucleus. [1890 95; MICRO + NUCLEUS] * * * … Universalium
Ciliate — For the type of leaf margin, see Leaf#Margins (edge). Ciliated Cells Temporal range: Ediacaran Recent … Wikipedia
Natural computing — For the scientific journal, see Natural Computing (journal). Natural computing, also called Natural computation, is a terminology introduced to encompass three classes of methods: 1) those that take inspiration from nature for the development of… … Wikipedia
Didinium — balbanii illustration (top of the pictu), as well as in Dinophrya lieberkuehnii in the center and Lionotus fasciola at the bottom) Scientific classification Domain … Wikipedia
paramecium — /par euh mee shee euhm, sheuhm, see euhm/, n., pl. paramecia / shee euh, see euh/. any ciliated freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body and a long, deep oral groove. [1745 55; < NL < Gk paramék(es) oblong, oval + NL ium… … Universalium
protozoan — /proh teuh zoh euhn/, n., pl. protozoans, (esp. collectively) protozoa / zoh euh/, adj. Biol. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are… … Universalium
conjugation — 1. The union of two unicellular organisms or of the male and female gametes of multicellular forms followed by partition of the chromatin and the production of two new cells. 2. Bacterial c., effected by simple contact, usually by means of… … Medical dictionary
