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biological object > chromosome > nuclear gene

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nuclear gene  

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  • A nuclear gene is a gene where the DNA is located in the cell nucleus of a eukaryote. The term is used to distinguish nuclear genes from the genes that are localized in one of two organelles, either the mitochondrion, or in case of plants and algae, the chloroplast. Most eukaryotic organisms are either diploid with two sets of nuclear autosomal (non-sex linked) chromosomes in each nucleus. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_gene)

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