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Defenition of the word procaryote

    • Defenition of the word procaryote

      • Organisms (i.e. prokaryotes) whose genetic material (filaments of DNA) is not enclosed by a nuclear membrane, and that do not possess mitochondria or plastids. Bacteria and cyanophyta are the only prokaryotic organisms.
      • 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

    Synonyms for the word procaryote

      • prokaryote

    Hypernyms for the word procaryote

      • being
      • life form
      • living thing
      • organism

    Antonyms for the word procaryote

      • eucaryote
      • eukaryote

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