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Define nucleolus.


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  1. Inside the nucleus, there occurs one or more than one denser bodies called the Nucleolus.
  2. It is made up of a large amount of RNA (ribonucleic acid) and proteins which are used in the formation of ribosomes.
  3. The nucleolus stores all the proteins of the ribosomes.

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