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"Nebenkern" Definition

noun

In cytology, the paranucleus; an extra-nuclear body in the &*%$#atid, arising from the spindle-fibers of the secondary &*%$#atocyte. This name is also given to many other cytoplasmic structures, such as the mitosome and yolk-nucleus.
A 2-stranded helical structure of the proximal tail region of a &*%$#atozoon that is derived from mitochondria.
Any of various cytoplasmic structures situated beside, associated with, or resembling a cell nucleus; specifically the helical mitochondrial sheath surrounding the flagellum in the midpiece of a &*%$#atozoon.

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