nucleus
Type: concept Aliases: cell nucleus
Systems Analogy
The high-security central archive room housing the master software database.
The membrane-bound organelle within eukaryotic cells hosting the DNA chromosomes and coordinating gene expression.
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Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Book / MonographNelson DL, Cox MM. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry. 8th ed. 2021. ↗
"The nucleus isolates the genomic material from translation sites."