micronucleus
Figure 23.16 The complex process of sexual reproduction in Paramecium creates eight daughter cells from two original cells. Each cell has a macronucleus and a micronucleus. During sexual reproduction, the macronucleus dissolves and is replaced by a micronucleus. credit micrograph: modification of work by Ian Sutton; scale-bar data from Matt Russell .
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