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eukaryotic
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eu·kar·y·ote also eu·car·y·ote  (y-kr-t, --t)
n.
A single-celled or multicellular organism whose cells contain a distinct membrane-bound nucleus.
[eu- + Greek karutos, having nuts (from karuon, nut; see kar- in Indo-European roots).]
eu·kary·otic (-tk) adj.
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Adj.1.eukaryotic - having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei
eucaryotic
procaryotic, prokaryotic - having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei


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coli (DEC), promotes attaching-effacing lesions in eukaryotic cells.
Classifying Escherichia coli by Gomes, Tania A. Tardelli / Emerging Infectious Diseases
However, eukaryotic cells contain an additional level of information superimposed on the DNA double helix in the form of a complex nucleoprotein entity generically termed "chromatin.
Epigenetics: environmental instructions for the genome by Archer, Trevor K. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Driving this boost in complexity may have been mitochondria, which are components of eukaryotic cells and use oxygen to create energy.
Gassing up: oxygen's rise may have promoted complex life by Travis, J. / Science News
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