Meaning Of The Word Prokaryote

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Prokaryote Meaning

Prokaryote Definition
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What's The Definition Of Prokaryote?

prokaryote in American English
an organism lacking a true nucleus: in some systems of biological classification, any of a superkingdom (Prokaryotae) of organisms, including the viruses and monerans
noun: any cellular organism that has no nuclear membrane, no organelles in the cytoplasm except ribosomes, and has its genetic material in the form of single continuous strands forming coils or loops, characteristic of all organisms in the kingdom Monera, as th

prokaryote in British English
noun: any organism having cells in each of which the genetic material is in a single DNA chain, not enclosed in a nucleus. Bacteria and archaeans are prokaryotes

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