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nucleus

Space in eukaryotic cells that is enclosed by the nuclear envelope and contains the chromosomes.

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cell | nucleosome | eukaryote | poly-A tail | nuclear pore | cytoplasm | prometaphase | chromatin | histones | cell division | prophase | telophase | recombination | chromosome | meiosis | chromosome territories

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