cell nucleus
der Zellkern, die Zellkerne
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cell nucleus
The cell organelle in a eukaryotic cell that contains the genetic information and controls many processes in the cell.
Im Zellkern der menschlichen Zelle liegt die DNA.
The DNA is located in the cell nucleus of the human cell.
| gender | masculine der |
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| plural | die Zellkerne |
| genitive | des Zellkernes |
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | der Zellkern | die Zellkerne |
| accusative | den Zellkern | die Zellkerne |
| dative | dem Zellkern | den Zellkernen |
| genitive | des Zellkernes des Zellkerns | der Zellkerne |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Zellkern' consists of 'Zell-' and 'Kern'. The element 'Zell-' comes from 'Zelle' (cell); the final 'e' of 'Zelle' is dropped in this compound.
Auf der Zeichnung sind die Zelle und ihr Zellkern deutlich zu erkennen.
The cell and its nucleus can be clearly seen in the drawing.
For location, use 'im Zellkern' (in the cell nucleus) with the dative. Movement from outside to inside is described with 'in den Zellkern' (into the cell nucleus) with the accusative.
Diese Vorgänge finden im Zellkern statt.
These processes take place in the cell nucleus.
Bestimmte Proteine gelangen durch kleine Öffnungen in den Zellkern.
Certain proteins enter the cell nucleus through small openings.
In biological descriptions, the expressions 'einen Zellkern besitzen' (to have a cell nucleus) and 'keinen Zellkern besitzen' (not to have a cell nucleus) are common. They describe an important characteristic of different cell types.
Bakterien besitzen keinen Zellkern.
Bacteria do not have a cell nucleus.
