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Prokaryotes vs Eukaryote - What's the difference?

prokaryotes | eukaryote |

As nouns the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryote

is that prokaryotes is while eukaryote is any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms, of the taxonomic domain eukaryota , whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.

prokaryotes

English

Noun

(head) (p)

    • eukaryote

    English

    (wikipedia eukaryote) (wikiversity eukaryote lecture)

    Alternative forms

    * eucaryote

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms, of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota , whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.

    • Related terms

    * eukaryon * eukaryotic * prokaryote