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Micronucleus
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
the smaller nucleus in Infusoria. In fission it divides by mitosis, and in conjugation furnishes the pairing or gametonuclei, by whose reciprocal fusion a zygotenucleus is formed, which gives rise to the meganuei and micronuclei of the individuals of the next cycle of fission.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Micronucleus'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/micronucleus.html. 1910.