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eukaryotal

eukaryotal is the alternative form 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.

See all 3 meanings of eukaryotic

Questions about eukaryotal

What is eukaryotal the alternative form of?
Eukaryotal is the alternative form of eukaryotic.

Words near eukaryotal in the dictionary

  1. eukaryons
  2. eukaryophagic
  3. eukaryophagy
  4. eukaryophilic
  5. eukaryot
  6. eukaryotal
  7. eukaryote
  8. eukaryotes
  9. eukaryotic
  10. eukaryotically
  11. eukaryotics

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