Nuclear Dimorphism

Nuclear Dimorphism is when the nuclear apparatus is composed of two structurally and functionally differentiated types of nuclei (as is typical of Ciliates).

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• Nuclear Dimorphism "The micronucleus (MIC) is the germline, i.e. the store of genetic information for the sexual progeny. ... The macronucleus (MAC) is the somatic nucleus, i.e. the nucleus actively expressed during vegetative multiplication."