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Are nuclear pores organelles

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Nuclear pores are not considered organelles. Although they serve a critical function in facilitating transport of mRNA out of the nucleus, typically an organelle is a more or less free-standing structure within a cell that serves a defines and critical function. Nuclear pores are simply a feature of the nucleus where DNA is stored.

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the nuclear envelope the nuclear pores the nucleolus chromatins


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