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Term Information

Accession
GO:0031039
Name
macronucleus
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
A membrane-bounded organelle of ciliated protozoan cells that contains polyploid copies of a portion of the cell's complete genome. Transcription of genes occurs in macronuclei. Some ciliate species may contain multiple macronuclei per cell. Source: GOC:ns
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History
See term history for GO:0031039 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of macronucleus (GO:0031039)
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macronucleus [is_a relation] is_a  nucleus (GO:0005634)

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Macronucleus