nuclear membrane


nuclear membrane

noun

Definition of NUCLEAR MEMBRANE

: a double membrane enclosing a cell nucleus and having its outer part continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum—called also karyotheca

Illustration of NUCLEAR MEMBRANE

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