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Micronuclei

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-017234

Small particles consisting of acentric fragments of chromosomes or entire chromosomes, which lag behind at anaphase of cell division. After telophase, these fragments may not be included in the nuclei of daughter cells and form single or multiple micronuclei in the cytoplasm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-017234
FieldEnvironment
References40 CFR 79.64 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-017234",
  "term": "Micronuclei",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Small particles consisting of acentric fragments of chromosomes or entire chromosomes, which lag behind at anaphase of cell division. After telophase, these fragments may not be included in the nuclei of daughter cells and form single or multiple micronuclei in the cytoplasm.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 79.64 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/micronuclei/"
}

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