Meaning of PROKARYOTE
| Pronunciation: | | prow'kareeut
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[n] 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 |
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PROKARYOTE is a 10 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | procaryote |
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| | Antonyms: | | eucaryote, eukaryote | | |
| | See Also: | | being, organism | |
| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Cell or organism lacking a membrane- bound, structurally discrete nucleus and other subcellular compartments. Bacteria are prokaryotes. Compare eukaryote. See chromosomes. |
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- A bacterial cell lacking a true nucleus; its DNA is usually in one long strand. See Eukaryote
- Cell or organism lacking a membrane-bound, structurally discrete nucleus and other subcellular compartments. Bacteria are examples of prokaryotes.
- a cell, more primitive than a eukaryote, having no nucleus. Prokaryotes include bacteria and blue-green algae.
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