eu·car·y·ote (y -k r  - t, -- t)n. Variant of eukaryote. eu·car  y·otic (- t k) adj. |
eucaryote, eucaryotic.
See eukaryote.
eukaryote [u-kar´e-ōt]
an organism of the Eucaryotae, whose cells (eukaryotic cells) have a true nucleus that is bounded by a nuclear membrane, contains the chromosomes, and divides by mitosis. Eukaryotic cells also contain membrane-bound organelles, such as mitochondria, chloroplasts, lysosomes, and the Golgi apparatus. Plants and animals, protozoa, fungi, and algae (except blue-green algae) are eukaryotes. Other organisms (the bacteria) are prokaryotes.
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