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Nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis
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The nucleolus ( or , plural nucleoli or ) is the largest structure in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells , where it primarily serves as the site of ribosome synthesis and assembly. Nucleoli also have other important functions like assembly of signal recognition ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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Nucleolus \Nu*cle"o*lus\, n.; pl. Nucleoli . [L., a little nut, dim. of nucleus.] A little nucleus. (Biol.) A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan. Note: It was termed by Agassiz the entoblast. In the protozoa, where it may ...
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n. a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; nucleoli contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis [syn: nucleole ] [also: nucleoli (pl)]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1845, from Latin nucleolus , literally "a little nut," diminutive of nucleus (see nucleus ).
Wiktionary
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n. (context cytology English) A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.
Usage examples of nucleolus.
Like other cells it has a cell wall, a cell substance with its linin and fluid portions, a nucleus surrounded by a membrane and containing a reticulum, a nucleolus and chromatic material, and lastly, a centrosome.
Why, I have known the novel shape of a nucleolus, or a trifling peculiarity of striped muscular fibre seen under a 300-diameter lens, fill me with exultation.