Definition of Nucleolus

the center spherical part of the nucleus that has a connection with DNA and RNA

Examples of Nucleolus in a sentence

Scientists study the nucleolus of each cell in order to determine the genetic make-up involving the person’s DNA.  🔊

Surrounding the nucleolus, the chromatin would allow copying of chromosomes into two new parts.  🔊

In science class, the student made a model of a cell using an olive as the nucleolus placing it in the middle of a ball of playdough.  🔊

Found only in eukaryotic cells, the nucleolus may only be analyzed by looking into the middle of the nucleus.  🔊

“To study the RNA,” said the science teacher to her students in the lab, “one must look into the nucleolus.”  🔊

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