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What is a Nuclear Envelope in a cell?


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Nuclear Envelope:

  1. A nuclear envelope is also called a nuclear membrane, it is a membrane between cytoplasm and nuclear content.
  2. It separates the nucleus from the other cells.
  3. It is made up of 2 phospholipid bilayers, an inner nuclear membrane, and an outer nuclear membrane.
  4. The nuclear envelope is present in both the plant and animal cells.
  5. The nuclear envelope contains different types of proteins which are used in gene expression regulation and chromatin organization.

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