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MeSH Heading: Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective
Tree Number(s): A11.284.430.106.570; A11.284.430.214.190.875.117.570; C23.550.210.570; G05.365.590.175.570
Unique ID: D048629
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048629
Scope Note: Defective nuclei produced during the TELOPHASE of MITOSIS or MEIOSIS by lagging CHROMOSOMES or chromosome fragments derived from spontaneous or experimentally induced chromosomal structural changes.
Entry Term(s): Chromosome-Defective Micronuclei; Genotoxicant-Induced Micronuclei; Micronuclei, Genotoxicant-Induced; Micronucleus, Chromosome-Defective
See Also: Micronucleus Tests; Micronucleus, Germline
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2008/07/08

Allowable Qualifiers: chemically induced (CI)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

radiation effects (RE)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

veterinary (VE)

Micronuclei, Chromosome-Defective MeSH Descriptor Data 2025