Nucleus
The largest of the membrane-bound organelles, the nucleus first was described in 1710 by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek using a simple microscope. In 1831 the Scottish botanist Robert Brown characteri...
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Nucleus
Intact cells are comprised of a nucleus and cytoplasm. A nuclear envelope encloses chromatin, the nucleolus, and a matrix which fills the remaining space. The chromatin consists primarily of t...
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Nucleus
The word nucleus is a derivative of the Latin word nux, meaning nut or kernel. Around 1909, Ernest Rutherford gave that name to the dense, central part of the atom that he and his colleagues H...
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Nucleus
The nucleus is a membrane-bounded organelle found in eukaryotic cells that contains the chromosomes and nucleolus. Intact eukaryotic cells are comprised of a nucleus and cytoplasm. A nuclear e...
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Nucleus
The nucleus is a membrane-bounded organelle found in eukaryotic cells that contains the chromosomes and nucleolus. Intact eukaryotic cells are comprised of a nucleus and cytoplasm. A nuclear e...
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Nucleus
The word nucleus is a derivative of the Latin word nux, meaning nut or kernel. Around 1909, Ernest Rutherford gave that name to the dense, central part of the atom that he and his colleagues H...
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