nucleoid
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nu·cle·oid
(no͞o′klē-oid′, nyo͞o′-)n.
The undefined region of genetic material inside a prokaryotic cell, consisting of aggregated DNA.
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nucleoid
(ˈnjuːklɪˌɔɪd) biologyn
(Biology) the region of a prokaryotic cell where the cell's genetic component (nucleic acids) is located
adj
(Biology) resembling a nucleus
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nu•cle•oid
(ˈnu kliˌɔɪd, ˈnyu-)n.
1. the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
adj. 2. resembling a nucleus.
[1850–55]
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