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ˈnu kliˌɔɪd, ˈnyu-nu·cleoid
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nucleoidnoun
The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized
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Nucleoid
The nucleoid is an irregularly-shaped region within the cell of a prokaryote that contains all or most of the genetic material. In contrast to the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, it is not surrounded by a nuclear membrane. The genome of prokaryotic organisms generally is a circular, double-stranded piece of DNA, of which multiple copies may exist at any time. The length of a genome widely varies, but generally is at least a few million base pairs. A genophore is the DNA of a prokaryote. It is commonly referred to as a prokaryotic chromosome. The term "chromosome" is misleading for a genophore because the genophore lacks chromatin. The genophore is compacted through a mechanism known as supercoiling, whereas a chromosome is additionally compacted via chromatin. The genophore is circular in most prokaryotes, and linear in very few. The circular nature of the genophore allows replication to occur without telomeres. Genophores are generally of a much smaller size than Eukaryotic chromosomes. A genophore can be as small as 580,073 base pairs. Many eukaryotes carry genophores in organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts. These organelles are very similar to true prokaryotes.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nucleoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nucleoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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