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eukariotic

eukariotic is the misspelling of eukaryotic.

Meaning of eukaryotic

Adjective

eukaryotic (not comparable)

  1. Having complex cells in which the genetic material is organized into membrane-bound nuclei.
    • The close analogies between DNA-containing eukaryotic cell organelles and microbial symbionts require revision of classic cell theory, wrote Scwemmler and Schenk (1980) on introducing the field of endocytobiology.1991, Lynn Margulis, René Fester, Symbiosis as a Source of Evolutionary Innovation
  2. Of or pertaining to a eukaryote.

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Questions about eukariotic

What is eukariotic the misspelling of?
Eukariotic is the misspelling of eukaryotic.

Words near eukariotic in the dictionary

  1. EUIs
  2. euk
  3. eukairite
  4. eukalemia
  5. eukalemic
  6. eukariotic
  7. eukarya
  8. eukaryal
  9. eukaryality
  10. eukaryocentric
  11. eukaryocyte

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