Definitions
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- adjective Of or having the characteristics of
prokaryotes , especiallybacteria . - adjective Of cells, lacking a
nucleus .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei
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Examples
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The plasmid must contain prokaryotic nucleotide sequences coding for a bacterial replication origin for DNA and an antibiotic resistance gene.
Archive 2005-10-01 2005
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Indeed Dulbecco's laboratory was filled with first-class postdoctoral fellows from around the world, who were trained in prokaryotic molecular biology and who came there intending to expand their research into eukaryotic molecular biology.
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Most large-scale genomic studies suggest that the answer is an archaeon - that is, a prokaryotic cell that is in most respects like a bacterium.
Radaractive radar 2010
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I’d also like an explanation for the following: Among the 21 proteins in the small subunit, 13 proteins were identified as prokaryotic homologues and eight proteins were specific to the mammalian mitoribosome Table I.
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"prokaryotic" cells-which lack cell nuclei-evolved differently from that of "eukaryotic" cells with nuclei that comprise most other forms of life, from fungi to plants and animals.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories PhysOrg Team 2010
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"prokaryotic" cells-which lack cell nuclei-evolved differently from that of "eukaryotic" cells with nuclei that comprise most other forms of life, from fungi to plants and animals.
U.S. News 2010
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"prokaryotic" cells-which lack cell nuclei-evolved differently from that of "eukaryotic" cells with nuclei that comprise most other forms of life, from fungi to plants and animals.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The cases in point include the origin of complex RNA molecules and protein folds; major groups of viruses; archaea and bacteria, and the principal lineages within each of these prokaryotic domains; eukaryotic supergroups; and animal phyla.
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Life was prokaryotic and unicellular for 3 billion years.
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During the Archean Eon life started and was dominated by one-celled prokaryotic life forms.
Geologic time 2010
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