nucleolus organizer region

I. Literature review

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Namenucleolus organizer region
IDGO_0005731
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Cellular component

Exact synonym

NOR, nucleolus organiser region

Description

A region of a chromosome where nucleoli form during interphase, and where genes encoding the largest rRNA precursor transcript are tandemly arrayed.

Related synonym

nucleolus organizer complex

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Genes