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macronucleus

type of nucleus in ciliates, involved in non-reproductive cell functions
Class type of: nucleus Q1886511

Facts

6 properties
Instance of
cellular component
Subclass of
nucleus[2]
Facet of
Nuclear dimorphism[5]
Described by source
いわなみせいぶつがくじてんだいごはん, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6][7]
Found in taxon
Ciliophora[4]
Opposite of
micronucleus[3]
🏷️ Also known as
en macronucleus en meganucleus ar نواة كبروية cs Makronucleus cs Jaderný dualismus cs Mikronukleus cs Mikronucleus cs Makronukleus de Großkern de Makronucleus fr Macronucléus fr macro-noyau it Macronucleo ja 主核 ja 大核 ja 栄養核 pl Makrojądro pt Macronúcleo ru Макронуклеус
🔖 Identifiers · 14
OpenAlex ID
C56683836
A Dictionary of Genetics entry ID
3892
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
science/macronucleus
Exact match
purl.obolibrary.org
Freebase ID
/m/08btn5
Gene Ontology ID
GO:0031039
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
macronucli
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0120825
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
makronukleus-2a7887
JSTOR topic ID (archived)
macronucleus
MeSH descriptor ID
D048648
MeSH tree code
A11.284.430.106.550, A11.284.430.214.190.875.117.550
Show all 14 identifiers +2
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
56683836
UMLS CUI
C1456768

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🔗 Connections
Belongs to 1
Nuclear dimorphism
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Facet of 1
Nuclear dimorphism
Found in taxon 1
Ciliophora
Subclass of 1
nucleus
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Summary

macronucleus is a cellular component[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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