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Nucleolus

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Anatomy and Physiology I

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The nucleolus is a dense, spherical structure located inside the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, primarily involved in the assembly of ribosomes. It synthesizes and processes ribosomal RNA (rRNA) to combine with proteins and form the subunits of ribosomes.

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