Meaning & use
prokaryote
A single-celled organism, such as a bacterium, that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
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Bacteria are prokaryotes because their genetic material floats freely inside the cell.
The biology lesson compared prokaryotes with more complex eukaryotic cells.
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Prokaryote contrasts directly with eukaryote, whose cells contain a nucleus enclosing their genetic material.
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