chromatin granule

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chromatin granule - the readily stainable substance of a cell nucleus consisting of DNA and RNA and various proteins; during mitotic division it condenses into chromosomes

chromatin

body substance - the substance of the body

cell nucleus, karyon, nucleus - a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

sex chromatin - chromatin found only in female cells; "the presence or absence of sex chromatin in cells obtained by amniocentesis makes it possible to determine the sex of a fetus"

chromosome - a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order; "humans have 22 chromosome pairs plus two sex chromosomes"

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Cytological examination of nasal discharge revealed numerous discrete spherical nuclei with chromatin granules and multiple vacuolizations on cytoplasm (Fig.

Therapeutic Management of Transmissible Venereal Tumor in Nasal Cavity of a Dog

Soon after, these cells suffer a higher degree of polyploidisation, their nuclei becoming irregular and presenting a larger amount of chromatin granules (Figure 1b, c).

Nuclear activity in Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) queen ovary cells demonstrated by silver nitrate impregnation and ultrastructure/Atividade nuclear em celulas do ovario de rainha de Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera, Apidae) demonstrada por impregnacao com nitrato de prata e ultraestrutura

An oval nucleus is located in the basal part of the cell and contains one or two large nucleoli and small chromatin granules. The cytoplasm of the cells contains many phagosomes of varying size, as was the case in the previous stage.

Microscopic Anatomy of the digestive system in normal and regenerating specimens of the brittlestar Amphipholis kochii

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