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  2. Nucleolus - Wikipedia

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    The nucleolus (/ njuːˈkliːələs, ˌnjuːkliˈoʊləs /; pl.: nucleoli /- laɪ /) is the largest structure in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells. [1] It is best known as the site of ribosome biogenesis, which is the synthesis of ribosomes. The nucleolus also participates in the formation of signal recognition particles and plays a role in the ...

  3. Nucleoplasm - Wikipedia

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    Nucleoplasm. The protoplasmic material of the nucleus including the nucleolus labelled as nucleoplasm. The nucleoplasm, also known as karyoplasm, [1] is the type of protoplasm that makes up the cell nucleus, the most prominent organelle of the eukaryotic cell. It is enclosed by the nuclear envelope, also known as the nuclear membrane. [2]

  4. Cell nucleus - Wikipedia

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    Centrosome. Cell membrane. The cell nucleus (from Latin nucleus or nuculeus 'kernel, seed'; pl.: nuclei) is a membrane-bound organelle found in eukaryotic cells. Eukaryotic cells usually have a single nucleus, but a few cell types, such as mammalian red blood cells, have no nuclei, and a few others including osteoclasts have many.

  5. Nuclear pore - Wikipedia

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    The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is a crucial cellular structure with a diameter of approximately 120 nanometers in vertebrates. Its channel varies from 5.2 nanometers in humans [10] to 10.7 nm in the frog Xenopus laevis, with a depth of roughly 45 nm. [11] Additionally, mRNA, being single-stranded, has a thickness ranging from 0.5 to 1 nm.

  6. Nuclear envelope - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear envelope. The nuclear envelope, also known as the nuclear membrane, [1][a] is made up of two lipid bilayer membranes that in eukaryotic cells surround the nucleus, which encloses the genetic material. The nuclear envelope consists of two lipid bilayer membranes: an inner nuclear membrane and an outer nuclear membrane. [4]

  7. Nucleosome - Wikipedia

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    The resulting image, via an electron microscope, is "beads on a string". The string is the DNA, while each bead in the nucleosome is a core particle. The nucleosome core particle is composed of DNA and histone proteins. [29] Partial DNAse digestion of chromatin reveals its nucleosome structure. Because DNA portions of nucleosome core particles ...

  8. Nucleic acid structure - Wikipedia

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    The image above contains clickable links Interactive image of nucleic acid structure (primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary) using DNA helices and examples from the VS ribozyme and telomerase and nucleosome. Nucleic acid structure refers to the structure of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA. Chemically speaking, DNA and RNA are very similar.

  9. Nuclear organization - Wikipedia

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    Nuclear organization refers to the spatial distribution of chromatin within a cell nucleus. There are many different levels and scales of nuclear organisation. Chromatin is a higher order structure of DNA. At the smallest scale, DNA is packaged into units called nucleosomes. The quantity and organisation of these nucleosomes can affect the ...