karyosome

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kar·y·o·some

 (kăr′ē-ə-sōm′)
n.
An irregular aggregation of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell not undergoing mitosis.
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karyosome

(ˈkærɪəʊˌsəʊm)
n
1. (Biology) any of the dense aggregates of chromatin in the nucleus of a cell
2. (Biology) the nucleus of a cell
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kar•y•o•some

(ˈkær i əˌsoʊm)

n.
any of several masses of chromatin in the reticulum of a cell nucleus.
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maculata (Figure 1A) showed a heterochromatic chromocenter formed by the sex chromosomes (arrow) and small heterochromatic blocks dispersed in nucleus; T.
maculata, the chromocenter is formed by sex chromosomes, different of the species the Brasiliensis subcomplex which has the chromocenter form by sex chromosomes plus one pair of autosomes.
Specifically, genetic equilibrium for sex chromosomes and equilibrium for the IS-1 autosomal polymorphism in both 2009 and 2010 and lack of differences in pairing and chromocenter morphologies all argue against a hybridization event.
On the cytological level, during interphase, the chromosomes in animals, such as flies, are all joined together in a common heterochromatic region, referred to as the chromocenter. (17) In some situations, there is even a physical continuity between chromosomes and membrane.
We additionally found that in approximately 90% of the cell nuclei at the cortex periphery, the Cajal bodies (CBs) were located away from clusters of centromeric heterochromatin called chromocenters (Figure 1(c)).
These nuclei are very large, with absence of chromosome threads and with diffuse nucleoplasm, except for a number of prominent chromocenters thought to be the pericentromeric heterochromatin.
Prominent chromocenters. Category IV Suspicious for Single cells and groups of cells malignancy with nuclear features suspicious for cancer.
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