eu·kar·y·ote also eu·car·y·ote  (y -k ăr ē- ōt, - ē- ət)
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n. 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·kar′y·otic (-ŏtĭk) adj. |
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