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eukaryotic

adjective

  1. pertaining to eukaryotes
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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English eukaryote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English eukaryotic From eukaryote + -ic.

  1. Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.

    The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology.

  2. Of or pertaining to a eukaryote.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English eukaryote Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English eukaryotic From eukaryote + -ic.

  1. Such a cell or organism