Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective having cells with visible nuclei surrounded by a nuclear membrane; pertaining to eukaryotes. Contrasted with
prokaryotic .
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- adjective biology Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound
nuclei . - adjective biology Of or pertaining to a
eukaryote .
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- adjective having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei
Etymologies
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Examples
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I would point to the very large numbers of pseudogenes in eukaryotic genomes as clear evidence against your hypothesis.
Behe's Test, Take 2 2008
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One difficult step on Earth may have been the beginning of what is known as eukaryotic lifein which cells have an elaborate structure with nuclei and ribosomes.
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009
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One difficult step on Earth may have been the beginning of what is known as eukaryotic lifein which cells have an elaborate structure with nuclei and ribosomes.
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009
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One difficult step on Earth may have been the beginning of what is known as eukaryotic lifein which cells have an elaborate structure with nuclei and ribosomes.
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009
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One difficult step on Earth may have been the beginning of what is known as eukaryotic lifein which cells have an elaborate structure with nuclei and ribosomes.
George’s Cosmic Treasure Hunt Lucy 2009
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Most recently, he and his colleagues have been studying the fundamental cellular processes of transcription and translation in eukaryotic cells.
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Lecture Overview Telomerase, a specialized ribonucleprotein reverse transcriptase, is important for long-term eukaryotic cell proliferation and genomic stability, because it replenishes the DNA at telomeres.
WN.com - Articles related to Length of biological marker linked to cancer 2010
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Lecture Overview Telomerase, a specialized ribonucleprotein reverse transcriptase, is important for long-term eukaryotic cell proliferation and genomic stability, because it replenishes the DNA at telomeres.
WN.com - Articles related to Length of biological marker linked to cancer 2010
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Lecture Overview Telomerase, a specialized ribonucleprotein reverse transcriptase, is important for long-term eukaryotic cell proliferation and genomic stability, because it replenishes the DNA at telomeres.
WN.com - Articles related to Length of biological marker linked to cancer 2010
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Lecture Overview Telomerase, a specialized ribonucleprotein reverse transcriptase, is important for long-term eukaryotic cell proliferation and genomic stability, because it replenishes the DNA at telomeres.
WN.com - Articles related to Length of biological marker linked to cancer 2010
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