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EUKARYOTE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

eucaryote; eukaryote

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("eukaryote" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

Antonym:

prokaryote (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)

Derivation:

eukaryotic (having cells with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei)

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 Context examples: 

However, their genetic transcription and translation do not show the typical bacterial features, but are extremely similar to those of eukaryotes.

(Archaea, NCI Thesaurus)

ANK repeats have been identified in over 1700 functionally diverse proteins, primarily from eukaryotes; no common theme among the protein targets has been identified.

(Ankyrin Repeat, NCI Thesaurus)

N-glycans or asparagine-linked glycans are major constituents of glycoproteins in eukaryotes.

(N-Glycan Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

It is a very important minor phospholipid in eukaryotes, involved in signal transduction processes.

(Phosphatidylinositol, NCI Thesaurus)

Protein kinases that control cell cycle progression in all eukaryotes and require physical association with CYCLINS to achieve full enzymatic activity.

(Cyclin-Dependent Kinase, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Genes that encode cytoplasmic proteins of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes that bind to nascent or unfolded polypeptides and ensure correct folding or transport.

(Chaperone Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

Cytoplasmic proteins of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes that bind to nascent or unfolded polypeptides and ensure correct folding or transport.

(Chaperone, NCI Thesaurus)

In eukaryotes, the non-stop decay mechanism recognizes and degrades mRNAs that lack a stop codon.

(Non-Stop Decay, NCI Thesaurus)

The LIM motif has been previously identified in many developmentally important factors from various eukaryotes.

(LIM Domains Containing 1, NCI Thesaurus)

In eukaryotes, three DNA polymerases (alpha, delta, and epsilon) have been identified.

(DNA Replication Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)