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A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized.

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  1. n. A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized.
  2. n. small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules
  3. A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery of cell division is organized.
  4. A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It isregarded as the dynamic element by means of which the machinery ofcell division is organized.
  5. n. small region of cytoplasm adjacent to the nucleus; contains the centrioles and serves to organize the microtubules