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Category:GO:0031039 ! macronucleus
name: macronucleus
namespace: cellular_component
def: "A membrane-bounded organelle of ciliated protozoan cells that contains polyploid copies of a portion of the cell's complete genome. Transcription of genes occurs in macronuclei. Some ciliate species may contain multiple macronuclei per cell." [GOC:ns]
xref: Wikipedia:Macronucleus
is_a: GO:0005634 ! nucleus
AmiGO
<GOterm>GO:0031039</GOterm>
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