Home > Terms > English, UK (UE) > nucleus

nucleus

Membrane-bound organelle which contains the DNA in the form of chromosomes. It is the site of DNA replication, and the site of RNA synthesis.

0
  • Part of Speech: noun
  • Synonym(s):
  • Blossary:
  • Industry/Domain: Biology
  • Category: Genetics
  • Company:
  • Product:
  • Acronym-Abbreviation:
Collect to Blossary

Member comments

You have to log in to post to discussions.

Terms in the News

Featured Terms

Harry8L
  • 0

    Terms

  • 0

    Blossaries

  • 1

    Followers

Industry/Domain: Banking Category: Investment banking

Muppets

A term used by Goldman Sachs staff to refer to the bank's clients, or stupid people as the puppet characters created by Jim Henson in the 1950s. In an ...

Featured blossaries

Strange Landscapes

Category: Travel   1 3 Terms

The World's Billionaires

Category: Business   1 10 Terms