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Meaning of EUKARYOTE

WordNet Dictionary
 
 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
 
 Antonyms: procaryote, prokaryote
 
 See Also: being, organism

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 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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 Definition: 
  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. a cell with a nucleus that contains nDNA.
 

 

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