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Nucleus (
pl. : nuclei ) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers to:
Atomic nucleus , the very dense central region of an atom
Cell nucleus , a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA
Nucleus may also refer to:
Science, technology, and mathematics
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Biology
Cell nucleus , a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA
Nucleus (neuroanatomy) , a cluster of cell bodies of neurons in the central nervous system
Nucleus that forms in the eye in
nuclear sclerosis (early cataracts)
Nucleus , a scientific journal concerned with the cell nucleus; published by
Taylor & Francis
Nucleus , a small colony of honeybees, induced to raise a new queen by the beekeeper
Computer systems
Mathematics
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Topics referred to by the same term