NEBENKERN


Meaning of NEBENKERN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnā-bən-ˌkərn, -ˌkern ]

noun

Etymology: German, literally, subsidiary nucleus

Date: 1895

: a 2-stranded helical structure of the proximal tail region of a spermatozoon that is derived from mitochondria

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