paranucleolus

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ nucleolus.

Noun

paranucleolus (plural paranucleoli)

  1. (cytology) A small condensed mass of the inactivated X-chromosome usually located just inside the nuclear membrane of the interphase nucleus
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