Parent nucleus

Parent nucleus
parent par"ent (p[^a]r"ent or p[=a]r"ent; 277), n. [L. parens, -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.] 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. [1913 Webster]

Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi. 1. [1913 Webster]

2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as, idleness is the parent of vice. [1913 Webster]

Regular industry is the parent of sobriety. --Channing. [1913 Webster]

{Parent cell}. (Biol.) See {Mother cell}, under {Mother}, also {Cytula}.

{Parent nucleus} (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division, divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei. See {Karyokinesis}, and {Cell division}, under {Division}. [1913 Webster]


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  • parent nucleus — pirminis branduolys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. original nucleus; parent nucleus vok. Anfangskern, m; Ausgangskern, m; Elternkern, m; Mutterkern, m rus. исходное ядро, n; материнское ядро, n; первичное ядро, n pranc. noyau parent …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • parent — par ent (p[^a]r ent or p[=a]r ent; 277), n. [L. parens, entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.] 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. [1913 Webster] Children …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Parent cell — parent par ent (p[^a]r ent or p[=a]r ent; 277), n. [L. parens, entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.] 1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a mother. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… …   Medical dictionary

  • parent — /ˈpɛərənt / (say pairruhnt) noun 1. a father or a mother. 2. a progenitor. 3. an author or source. 4. a protector or guardian. 5. any organism that produces or generates another. 6. something which is operating at a level higher than the base… …  

  • original nucleus — pirminis branduolys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. original nucleus; parent nucleus vok. Anfangskern, m; Ausgangskern, m; Elternkern, m; Mutterkern, m rus. исходное ядро, n; материнское ядро, n; первичное ядро, n pranc. noyau parent …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • noyau parent — pirminis branduolys statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. original nucleus; parent nucleus vok. Anfangskern, m; Ausgangskern, m; Elternkern, m; Mutterkern, m rus. исходное ядро, n; материнское ядро, n; первичное ядро, n pranc. noyau parent …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • Subthalamic nucleus — Brain: Subthalamic nucleus Coronal slices of human brain showing the basal ganglia, subthalamic nucleus (STN) and substantia nigra (SN) …   Wikipedia

  • Comet nucleus — The nucleus of Comet Tempel 1. The nucleus is the solid, central part of a comet, popularly termed a dirty snowball. A cometary nucleus is composed of rock, dust, and frozen gases. When heated by the Sun, the gases sublimate and produce an… …   Wikipedia

  • three-parent — adjective Having three genetic parents; that is, having been produced by a process in which the nucleus of one egg is inserted into the cytoplasm of another egg, which contains mitochondrial DNA, and then the hybrid egg is fertilized by a sperm.… …   Wiktionary

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