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Is a small, extranuclear chromatin-containing structure in the cell cytoplasm surrounded by a membrane without any detectable link to the main nucleus.
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(2011). Micronucleus. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-16483-5_3726
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