Cell nucleus ( Brown, 1833 ) : A rounded organelle in the cells (Hooke, 1665) of all organisms except bacteria and similar forms that is enclosed in a double membrane and contains the genetic material of the cell; see Oxford English Dictionary (1989). Not to be confused with gray matter nucleus. Clearly described and named by Brown (1833, p. 709).

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