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Prokaryote vs Nucleoid - What's the difference?

prokaryote | nucleoid |

As nouns the difference between prokaryote and nucleoid

is that prokaryote is an organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles while nucleoid is (microbiology) the irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized.

prokaryote

English

(wikipedia prokaryote)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
  • In the taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom [[w:Monera, Prokaryotae (now superseded).

    • Synonyms

    * prokaryota

    Antonyms

    * eukaryote

    Hyponyms

    * archaeon * bacterium

    Related terms

    * prokaryotic

    nucleoid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (microbiology) The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized

    • Derived terms

    * nucleoidal * nucleoidally

    See also

    * (wikipedia "nucleoid")

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