MeSH definition : The larger of two types of nuclei in ciliate protozoans. It is the transcriptionally
active nucleus of the vegetative cells as distinguished from the smaller transcriptionally
inert GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS.;
MeSH synonym : macronuclei;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macronucleus;
The larger of two types of nuclei in ciliate protozoans. It is the transcriptionally
active nucleus of the vegetative cells as distinguished from the smaller transcriptionally
inert GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS.