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binucleates

binucleates

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Noun

binucleates

  1. plural of binucleate
    • 2015 July 16, “Perceived Stress Levels, Chemotherapy, Radiation Treatment and Tumor Characteristics Are Associated with a Persistent Increased Frequency of Somatic Chromosomal Instability in Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer: A One Year Longitudinal Study”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0133380:
      Briefly, a micronucleus/micronuclei (MN) is/are a small chromatin-containing structure(s) that is juxtaposed to the main nucleus or daughter binucleates following the completion of mitosis (Fig 1 ).