macronucleus

id: GO:0031039
name: macronucleus
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: 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.

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