Definition of karyon Karyon
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| karyon - a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | ||
| nucleus, cell nucleus | ||
| cell organ, cell organelle, organelle a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus" | ||
| cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals | ||
| pronucleus the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote | ||
| karyoplasm, nucleoplasm the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | ||
| nucleole, nucleolus a small round body of protein in a cell nucleus; such organelles contain RNA and are involved in protein synthesis | ||
| chromatin, 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 | ||
| achromatin the part of a cell nucleus that is relatively uncolored by stains or dyes | ||
| linin an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended | ||
| 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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