Meaning of EUKARYOTE
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| Definition: | | [n] an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells |
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| Synonyms: | | eucaryote |
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| Antonyms: | | procaryote, prokaryote | |
| See Also: | | being, organism | |
Biology Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | Cell or organism with a membrane-bound, structurally discrete nucleus and other well-developed subcellular compartments. Eukaryotes include all organisms except viruses, bacteria, and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae). Compare prokaryote. |
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- An organism whose cells possess a nucleus and other membrane-bound vesicles, including all members of the protist, fungi, plant and animal kingdoms; and excluding viruses, bacteria, and blue-green algae. See Prokaryote
- Cell or organism with membrane-bound, structurally discrete nucleus and other well-developed subcellular compartments. Eukaryotes include all organisms except viruses, bacteria, and bluegreen algae.
- a cell with a nucleus that contains nDNA.
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