adjective. Relating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line: in Polynesia inheritance of land was predominantly patrilineal. More example sentences. 1  Polygyny is prevalent and even in groups without traditional patrilineal descent, Islam has strengthened male control of women.elating to or based on relationship to the father or descent through the male line: in Polynesia inheritance of land was predominantly patrilineal.
The cell nucleus is a membrane bound structure that contains the cell's hereditary information and controls the cell's growth and reproduction. It is the command center of a eukaryotic cell and is commonly the most prominent organelle in a cell.
1.9: Understand that atoms consist of a central nucleus, composed of protons and neutrons, surrounded by electrons, orbiting in shells. The nucleus of the atom contains protons and neutrons. The nucleus is orbited by a number of electrons in a number of shells. The following diagram has only one shell of electrons: