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Definition of Macronuclei
1. macronucleus [n] - See also: macronucleus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macronuclei
Literary usage of Macronuclei
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1914)
"In the twenty other experiments there were two macronuclei Exp. No. ...
2 macronuclei, 2 micronuclei. and two micronuclei, the number normally and most ..."
2. The Protozoa by Gary Nathan Calkins (1901)
"... but at certain stages, especially during division, distinct fine lines can be
made out connecting the D Fig. 103. —Types of macronuclei. ..."
3. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1904)
"Ciliary field still larger, macronuclei united into irregular masses. Fig. ...
macronuclei united into two bands, micronucleus enlarged and a short distance ..."
4. An Introduction to the Study of the Comparative Anatomy of Animals by Gilbert Charles Bourne (1900)
"The fate of the original macronuclei of the two gametes has already been alluded to.
At a very early stage they are broken up by ..."
5. Morphology of Invertebrate Types by Alexander Ivanovitch Petrunkevitch (1916)
"Two individuals approach each other and bring their ventral (oral) surfaces into
close contact. The macronuclei remain for a while undisturbed, ..."
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