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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an organism with "good" or membrane-bound nuclei having multiple chromosomes; eucaryotes also have other membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria or chloroplasts, within the cytoplasm enclosed by the outer membrane. Such cells are characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria and blue-green algae. Contrasted with
prokaryote .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
eukaryote .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells
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Examples
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The fossils mostly include billion year old stromatolites, with the rare eucaryote Horodyskia moniliformis, and the occasional Cretaceous bivalve thrown in for good measure.
Archive 2008-12-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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The fossils mostly include billion year old stromatolites, with the rare eucaryote Horodyskia moniliformis, and the occasional Cretaceous bivalve thrown in for good measure.
Field Work Favorites ReBecca Foster 2008
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Together they concluded that the remains belonged to a new type of eucaryote, which they named Horodyskia moniliformis above, right; Fedonkin and Yochelson, 2002, in honor of the contributions of Horodyski to Precambrian paleontology.
Archive 2008-08-01 ReBecca Foster 2008
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Together they concluded that the remains belonged to a new type of eucaryote, which they named Horodyskia moniliformis above, right; Fedonkin and Yochelson, 2002, in honor of the contributions of Horodyski to Precambrian paleontology.
Glacier National Park Geology & Paleontology: Part 3 - Appekunny and Grinnell ReBecca Foster 2008
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The constituent bodies of the eucaryote – even those like the mitochondria, which are believed to be descended from parasitic or symbiotic viruses – are regarded as mere organs of the whole, functioning within the central direction of the nucleus.
Individuals, societies, and the classification of organisms 2007
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Edit yeah we all know about creo “kinds” and the runaway goddidit speciation/speculation get them to answer a question about mitochondrial endosymbiosis and ask them which one the plastid or the rest of the eucaryote was specially created
Irony of the day: John Mark Reynolds - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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I ineluctably stygian to the benefice refractivity and nonglutinous up arena quip in eucaryote for two dysgenesis.
Rational Review 2009
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