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procaryote

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pro·car·y·ote  (pr-kr-t)
n.
Variant of prokaryote.

procaryote [prəʊˈkærɪɒt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a variant spelling of prokaryote
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Noun1.procaryote - a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently


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These included, for mytilid taxa, the gregarines, ciliates, procaryote inclusions, trematode metacercariae, coccidians, copepods, xenomas (cells distended with numerous gill ciliates as described in Otto et al.
The rRNA clock makes it clear, Pace says, that the eukaryotes, animals whose cells have nuclei -- have as ancient an origin as procaryotes, organisms whose cells have no nucleus (SN:5/3/86,p.
Transmission of the Rickettsiales-like procaryote "Candidatus Xenohaliotis californiensis" and its role in withering syndrome of California abalone Haliotis spp.
 
 
 
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