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==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
[[File:Cell.png|right|300px|thumb|The [['''nucleus]] ''' can be seen in the centre of this [[Cell (Biology|cell]].]]The [['''nucleus]] ''' is the part of the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] that contains [[DNA]] which provides instructions for how the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] should behave.
Singular [[Noun]]: '''Nucleus'''
===Function===
The [['''nucleus]] ''' controls the [[cell]].
===About the Nucleus===
===Meaning===
A '''nucleus''' is a [[membrane]] bound [[organelle]] found in [[Eukaryotic Cell|eukaryotic cells]] containing the [[DNA]].
===Function===
: The '''nucleus''' contains [[DNA]] which controls the actions of the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] and provides the information to make copies of the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].
===About the Nucleus===
: The '''nucleus''' contains [[gene]]s which decide which [[protein]]s are [[Protein Synthesis|synthesised]] in the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]].
: When the [[Cell (Biology)|cell]] [[Cell Division|divides]] the [[membrane]] of the '''nucleus''' [[dissolve]]s to release the [[chromosome]]s.