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eukaryotic

eukaryotic

2 7.5
Cells that have a nucleus and other parts inside a membrane
  • adjective
  • /juːˌkɛrɪˈɒtɪk/
  • Specialized
: eucariota
  • For those early eukaryotic cells—cells with a nucleus—survival long enough to reproduce was almost a miracle.
  • eukaryotic cells
  • eukaryotic genetics
  • eukaryotic genes

From the first eukaryotic cells to the first multicellular organisms, to plants to flowering trees, like the world got more and more and more alive.

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Examples

  • Most of these genes occur in eukaryotic cells, but not in bacteria or archaea.

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  • So we had the evolution of the eukaryotic organisms, unicellular still, right.

  • These are cells that consist of eukaryotic features just like our own cells.

  • The above examples involve eukaryotic cells that form the basis of multicellular life.

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  • The schematic shows the various steps a foreign bacterial sequence may take when becoming functional in a eukaryotic genome.

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  • The sequences at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes, called telomeres, are composed of hundreds or thousands of short DNA repeats.

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  • Densely packed around the photocyte margins are mitochondria, the oxygen-consuming power plants that occur in nearly all eukaryotic cells.

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  • Mitochondria, membrane-bound organelles found in all eukaryotic organisms, are essential for energy production.

  • The study of eukaryotic cells has led to important advancements in biotechnology and medicine.

  • Unlike prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells contain a true nucleus and various specialized organelles.

Synonyms

eucaryotic
vseukaryotic
  • UK
1 8.1

Having cells with a nucleus covered by a membrane and small parts that do jobs inside the cell

has identical meaning but follows the modern standard spelling

Antonyms

prokaryotic
  • Specialized
1 8.1

Having cells that do not have a nucleus or other parts covered by a membrane

How Complex

eukaryotic
  • Specialized
2 7.5
prokaryotic
  • Specialized
1 8.1
acellular
  • Specialized
1 9.5

Surface Forms

eukaryotic positive

Morphology

eukaryotic = eukaryote (semi-transparent) = eu + kary + ic

The adjectival formation from the noun 'eukaryote' using the productive '-ic' is regular and predictable.

Etymology

Eukaryotic comes from the Greek parts eu- meaning 'good' or 'true' and karyon meaning 'nut' or 'kernel', like the English word kernel. So a eukaryotic cell is a cell with a 'true kernel' — a nucleus wrapped in a membrane, which is why eukaryotic organisms have cells with a clear nucleus and other internal parts.