NUCLEOLAR ORGANIZER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division

Synonyms:

nucleolar organiser; nucleolar organizer; nucleolus organiser; nucleolus organizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("nucleolar organizer" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement)

Holonyms ("nucleolar organizer" is a part of...):

chromosome (a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order)

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