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Definition of: macronucleus

(mak′rō·noomacr′klē·əs, -nyoomacr′-) noun plural ·cle·i (-klē·ī) Biol.
The larger of two nuclei in certain protozoans, as Paramecium.

Most often used phrases:

somatic macronucleus

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