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nucleolar

nucleolar

9.1
Relating to the small round part inside a cell's nucleus that helps make proteins
  • adjective
  • /njuˈkliːələr/
  • Specialized
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  • The researchers observed important changes in the nucleolar structure during cell division.

Examples

  • Researchers study nucleolar activity in cancer cells.

  • The study focused on the role of nucleolar proteins in ribosome assembly within the cell.

  • The nucleolar region is easily visible under an electron microscope.

  • Researchers observed nucleolar activity increasing during rapid cell growth.

  • Certain diseases can cause changes in nucleolar structure and function.

  • The nucleolar structure is crucial for ribosome production.

  • During the experiment, scientists stained the nucleolar regions to track cellular activity.

Compounds

nucleolar organizer
  • Specialized
9.6

A region on a chromosome that helps form the nucleolus after cell division

Surface Forms

nucleolar positive

Morphology

nucleolar = nucleolus (transparent) = nucleolus + ar

Formed by the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ar' added to the noun 'nucleolus', so the relation is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word nucleolar comes from nucleolus, a small form of nucleus that originally meant 'little nut' or 'kernel'. So nucleolar means 'related to the small core inside a cell's nucleus'.