NEETBotanyCell - The Unit of Life
What is the name of the spherical bodies present in the interphase nucleus?
Options
- ANuclear Matrix
- BNuclear Envelope
- CNucleolus
- DChromatin
Correct answer
C. Nucleolus
Step-by-step solution
The interphase nucleus (nucleus of a cell when it is not dividing) has highly extended and elaborate nucleoprotein fibres called chromatin, nuclear matrix and one or more spherical bodies called nucleoli (sing.: nucleolus). Electron microscopy has revealed that the nuclear envelope, which consists of two parallel membranes with a space between (10 to 50 nm) called the perinuclear space,