Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various microorganisms of the domains Archaea and Bacteria, characterized by the absence of a distinct membrane-bound nucleus and membrane-bound organelles and by the simultaneous occurrence of DNA transcription and protein synthesis at the same site, in contrast to eukaryotes.
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- noun An
organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of anucleus or any othermembrane -bound organelles . - noun In the two-empire system of
biological taxonomy , anorganism of thekingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).
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- noun 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
Etymologies
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Tara Smith has a good post about this, including a persuasive argument for scouring the word "prokaryote" from your vocabulary.
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Prominent biologist calls 'prokaryote' outdated term. (p. 5)
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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Prominent biologist calls 'prokaryote' outdated term. (p. 5)
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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Prominent biologist calls 'prokaryote' outdated term. (p. 5)
Science News / Features, Blog Entries, Column Entries, Issues, News Items and Book Reviews 2009
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"The goal of creating the Human Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD) is to provide the scientific community with comprehensive information on the approximately 600 prokaryote species that are present in the human oral cavity"
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Similar factors are said to describe prokaryote productivity.
Where Could Humans Survive in our Solar System? | Universe Today 2009
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Similar factors are said to describe prokaryote productivity.
Europa Capable of Supporting Life, Scientist Says | Universe Today 2009
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The main difference between them is that a eukaryote has a nucleus, which contains its DNA, while a prokaryote does not have a nucleus, but instead its DNA is free-floating in the cell.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, prokaryote proteins aggregation of antenna antifreeze bicoid
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
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They range from the simple to the complex, have very different life cycles, and represent three different fundamental domains of life: eukaryote, virus, and prokaryote.
The Edge of Evolution Michael J. Behe 2007
artoparts commented on the word prokaryote
See: eukaryote, I prefer it.
September 30, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word prokaryote
You have a conflict of interests, though.
September 30, 2008