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Introduction
The Nucleus, let’s think of it like the brain of the cell, it controls all the activity in the cell
like for example the movement, the reproduction, eating, etc. Is the largest
organelle in the cell. The nucleus is mostly in the center of the cell but it
can be somewhere in the middle of the cytoplasm. The Nucleus is always
surrounded by a nuclear membrane which protects the Nucleus from the
other cell parts. Now in order to explain the Nucleus we need to explain
the cell types. Since not all the cells have a nucleus the biologist divided
the cells in eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells. Eukaryotic cells have a defined
nucleus with all of its components and Prokaryotic cells do not have a defined nucleus.
Now we know chromatin and DNA are in the nucleus so, Does a Prokaryotic cell have
DNA? Yes, the cell do have a DNA the only difference is that in a Prokaryotic cell the
DNA is probably floating in the “nucleoid” (Only the Prokaryotic cells have a nucleoid
which is the area where genetic material is found.).

Inside the nucleus

The nucleus have 4 inner parts.

Nuclear Pore: The nuclear pore is a protein-line that helps

“regulating” the transportation of molecules between the cytoplasm
and the nucleus. In other word the nuclear pore helps to regulate the
communication between the nucleus and the cytoplasm

Nuclear Envelope: The nuclear envelope is like a two-layer

membrane that envelope the nucleus (only of Eukaryotic cells.).

Nucleolus: The nucleolus is a secondary organelle that administrates subunits to form

ribosomes. The Nucleolus can change its size basing in ribosomal requirements. In
other words if a cell produces huge amounts of protein and thus call for big amounts of
ribosomes the nucleolus will have a greater size or the opposite, if the cell produce low
amounts of protein and thus call for low amounts of ribosomes the nucleolus size would
be smaller.

Chromatin: The chromatin seen with naked eye is like a tiny granular material, but what
it does is that carry “strands” of protein and DNA. It is made of
DNA, Nuclear protein and RNA. DNA and RNA are nucleic acids

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that are inside the cells so when the cell is ready to divide the chromatin condenses to
form chromosomes. (Chromosomes are structured chain of DNA and nuclear protein
and this are the one in charge of transmitting the genetic information “from one
generation of cells to the next” So if you take a nucleus of a cell and insert it in a new
cell, the new cell will follow the instructions of the old-cell, this is how scientist do
cloning.

Conclusion

The nucleus is one of the most important organelles in the cell because inside of it holds
the Nucleic Acids (DNA and RNA) which makes possible the reproduction, it holds
chromatin which forms chromosomes which are the ones in charge of the hereditary
information. DNA replication processes take place inside the nucleus without saying that
it stores all the information that is to be transferred to the next generation. The
information generated by nucleus governs the formation of enzymes and other proteins
that carry out all the processes of body.

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