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Definition of Eukaryote

1. Noun. An organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells.

Definition of Eukaryote

1. Noun. Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms, of the taxonomic domain ''Eukaryota'', whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus. ¹

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Definition of Eukaryote

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Medical Definition of Eukaryote

1. Organism whose cells have chromosomes with nucleosomal structure and separated from the cytoplasm by a two membrance nuclear envelope and compartmentalisation of a function in distinct cytoplasmic organelles. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Eukaryote

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1. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by R. Dougherty, Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"Phase analysis of eukaryote DNA sequences Using the genomic signal approach, long-range features maintained over distances of ..."

2. Eighth Annual Report on Carcinogens: 1998 Summary edited by Barry Leonard (1999)
"... produced as a result of ovarian hormonal activity eukaryote an organism whose cells contain a limiting membrane around the nuclear material and which ..."

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