nuclear membrane
noun
: a double membrane enclosing a cell nucleus and having its outer part continuous with the endoplasmic reticulum
called also nuclear envelope
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That's not an easy task to accomplish because the nuclear membrane is a notoriously tough shield that protects our genetic code.
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
More complex organisms like ourselves descend from eukaryotes, which have a nuclear membrane around their DNA (as opposed to prokaryotes, which don’t).
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
First, the mRNA would need a nuclear signal to be able to get through the nuclear membrane into the nucleus of a cell.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
Messenger RNA is not processed in the cell nucleus, but in ribosomes, outside the nuclear membrane.
—Enrique Dans, Forbes, 16 May 2021
Something else in a cell is octagonal: the pores in the nuclear membrane, through which molecules pass between the nucleus and the cytoplasm.
—Betsy Hanson, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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Michael Franco, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
More complex organisms like ourselves descend from eukaryotes, which have a nuclear membrane around their DNA (as opposed to prokaryotes, which don’t).
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
First, the mRNA would need a nuclear signal to be able to get through the nuclear membrane into the nucleus of a cell.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
Messenger RNA is not processed in the cell nucleus, but in ribosomes, outside the nuclear membrane.
—Enrique Dans, Forbes, 16 May 2021
Something else in a cell is octagonal: the pores in the nuclear membrane, through which molecules pass between the nucleus and the cytoplasm.
—Betsy Hanson, Discover Magazine, 11 Nov. 2019
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“Nuclear membrane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear%20membrane. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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