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Nucleoid vs Nucleolus - What's the difference?

nucleoid | nucleolus |

As nouns the difference between nucleoid and nucleolus

is that nucleoid is (microbiology) the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized while nucleolus is (cytology) a conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.

nucleoid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (microbiology) The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized

    • Derived terms

    * nucleoidal * nucleoidally

    See also

    * (wikipedia "nucleoid")

    Anagrams

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    nucleolus

    English

    (wikipedia nucleolus)

    Noun

    (nucleoli)
  • (cytology) A conspicuous, rounded body within the nucleus of a cell.