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Descriptor English: Micronucleus, Germline
Descriptor Spanish: Micronúcleo Germinal
Descriptor micronúcleo (línea germinal)
Entry term(s) micronúcleos (línea germinal)
Scope note: Núcleo más pequeño, reproductivo y transcripcionalmente inerte, en las células de protozoos ciliados, que se diferencia del MACRONÚCLEO transcripcionalmente activo, mayor y vegetativo. Los micronúcleos participan en la MEIOSIS y la autogamia durante la CONJUGACIÓN GENÉTICA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Micronúcleo Germinativo
Descriptor French: Micronoyau germinal
Entry term(s): Germinal Micronucleus
Germline Micronuclei
Germline Micronucleus
Micronuclei, Germline
Micronucleus, Germinal
Tree number(s): A11.284.430.106.575
A11.284.430.214.190.875.117.575
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048631
Scope note: The smaller, reproductive, transcriptionally inert nucleus in the cells of ciliate protozoans, as distinguished from the larger, vegetative, transcriptionally active MACRONUCLEUS. Micronuclei participate in MEIOSIS and autogamy during GENETIC CONJUGATION.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Related: Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective MeSH
DeCS ID: 38431
Unique ID: D048631
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Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
Micronucleus, Germline - Preferred
Concept UI M0462026
Scope note The smaller, reproductive, transcriptionally inert nucleus in the cells of ciliate protozoans, as distinguished from the larger, vegetative, transcriptionally active MACRONUCLEUS. Micronuclei participate in MEIOSIS and autogamy during GENETIC CONJUGATION.
Preferred term Micronucleus, Germline
Entry term(s) Germinal Micronucleus
Germline Micronuclei
Germline Micronucleus
Micronuclei, Germline
Micronucleus, Germinal



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