nucleoid
nucleoid
Definition
nu·cle·oid (no̵̅o̅′klē o̵id′, nyo̵̅o̅′-)
noun
a region in the cells of prokaryotes that contains nucleic acids but which is not bounded by a membrane: it is analogous in function to the nucleus of eukaryotic cells
nucleoid
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- bacterial: Little is known about the method of packaging DNA in the bacterial nucleoid.
Browse dictionary entries near nucleoid
- nucleocapsid
- nucleo-
- nuclein
- nucleic acid
- nuclei
- nucleate
- nuclease
- nuclear winter
- nuclear sap
- nuclear reactor
- nucleolus
- nucleon
- nucleonics
- nucleophile
- nucleoplasm
- nucleoprotein
- nucleoside
- nucleosome
- nucleosynthesis
- nucleotide
