micronuclear

adj

adj

Etymology From micro- + nuclear.

Of or pertaining to a micronucleus.

The micronuclear genes, which are normally inactive, are split into multiple sections, with lots of interrupting DNA, called internal eliminated sequences, between the coding regions.1998 August 21, Elizabeth Pennisi, “MOLECULAR EVOLUTION:How the Genome Readies Itself for Evolution”, in Science, volume 281, number 5380, →DOI, pages 1131–1134:

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