A particular galaxy appears round, with a nuclear region of uniform brightness and an outer region that is broken up into curved but fuzzy and poorly defined lanes of stars and light gas clouds. How would this galaxy be classified?
A) elliptical
B) grand-design spiral
C) flocculent spiral
D) irregular

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The description matches that of a flocculent spiral galaxy, which is characterized by a patchy, fragmented spiral arm structure, as opposed to the well-defined arms of a grand-design spiral galaxy.

A Particular Galaxy Appears Round, with a Nuclear Region of Uniform