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eu·kar·y·ote

also eu·car·y·ote (yo͞o-kăr′ē-ōt, -ē-ət)

Any of various single-celled or multicellular organisms of the domain Eukaryota, characterized by cells that contain a distinct membrane-bound nucleus and by the occurrence of DNA transcription inside the nucleus and protein synthesis in the cytoplasm, in contrast to prokaryotes.

[eu- + Greek karuōtos, having nuts (from karuon, nut; see kar- in Indo-European roots).]

eu·kar′y·ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk) adj.

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Adj.

eukaryotic - having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei

eucaryotic

procaryotic, prokaryotic - having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei

Translations

aitotumainenaitotumallinen

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