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eukaryote, eucaryote [juːˈkærɪɒt] n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) any member of the Eukarya, a domain of organisms having cells each with a distinct nucleus within which the genetic material is contained. Eukaryotes include protoctists, fungi, plants, and animals Compare prokaryote [from eu- + karyo- + -ote as in zygote] eukaryotic , eucaryotic [ˌjuːkærɪˈɒtɪk] adj
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Probes for each kingdom (bacteria, eukaryotes, fungi, viruses) were analyzed independently to compensate for variations in signal-to-noise levels. Thus, movement of arsenite appears to be a ubiquitous property of aquaglyceroporin channels from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Some of these are: the non-linear relationship between genome and phenotype among species, (2) ability of proteins to transmit information, (3) "non-nucleic acid" or cytoplasmic inheritance, (4) existence of more than 95% of DNA in the eukaryote genomes as non-coding meaningless DNA referred to as "junk DNA", (5) and epigenetic modifications which do not alter the gene sequence but still can influence the phenotype (e. |
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