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What does the nucleus contain?
Genetic material (DNA)
What is DNA packaged as?
Chromatin
What is the nucleus the site of?
RNA synthesis (transcription)
What does the nucleus contain?
The nucleolus
What does the nuclear envelope do?
Separates the nucleus from the cytoplasm. It has a double membrane (inner and outer membrane with perinuclear space in between each, and the inner and outer membranes are both phospholipid bilayers)
Does the nucleolus have a membrane?
No
What are continuous with the nuclear envelope?
rER and sER
What is the nuclear lamina?
It is part of the cytoskeleton that helps maintain structure
What do nuclear pore complexes do?
Perforate the nuclear envelope, creating channels that connect the nucleoplasm to the cytoplasm to allow communication
What does the nucleus look like?
