Definition of prokaryote in English English dictionary
an organism characterized by the absence of a nuclear membrane and by DNA that is not organized into chromosomes
in the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded)
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
Any cellular organism that lacks a distinct nucleus. Bacteria (including blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria) are prokaryotes; all other organisms are eukaryotes. Prokaryotic cells lack a nuclear membrane and most of the components of eukaryotic cells. The cytoplasm includes ribosomes that carry out protein synthesis and a double-stranded DNA chromosome, usually circular. Many prokaryotes also contain additional circular DNA molecules called plasmids. The flagella are distinct from those of eukaryotes in design and movement
Cell or organism lacking a membrane- bound, structurally discrete nucleus and other subcellular compartments Bacteria are prokaryotes Compare eukaryote See chromosomes
Any organism belonging to the kingdom Prokaryotae (or Monera), in which the genetic material is not enclosed in a cell nucleus Bacteria are prokaryotes
An organism lacking a membrane-bound, discrete nucleus and other subcellular compartments Such as bacteria
A prokaryote is an organism, e g a mycoplasma, a blue-green alga or a bacterium, whose cells contain no membrane-bound nucleus or other membranous organelles See eukaryote
an organism having a cell without a distinct nucleus Bacteria and blue-green algae are prokaryotes (Opposite: eukaryote )
Cell or organism lacking a membrane-bound, structurally discrete nucleus and other subcellular compartments Bacteria are prokaryotes See eukaryote
Organisms whose cells have their genetic material in the form of loose strands of DNA found in the cytoplasm They also do not have a membrane-bound nucleus and have few specialized structures located within their cell boundary
Cell or organism lacking a membrane-bound, structurally discrete nucleus and other subcellular compartments Bacteria are examples of prokaryotes See also: chromosome, eukaryote
An organism (e g bacterium, virus, blue-green alga) whose DNA is not enclosed within a nuclear membrane Cf Eukaryote
Cell or organism lacking a membrane-bound, structurally discrete nucleus and other subcellular compartments Bacteria are examples of prokaryotes Source : Human Genome Project Information
A bacterial cell lacking a true nucleus; its DNA is usually in one long strand See Eukaryote
Literally "before the nucleus", the term applies to all bacteria and archaea Prokaryotic cells have no internal membranes or cytoskeleton Their DNA is circular, not linear
Unicellular organisms with a bacteria-like cell structure, lacking a nucleus and some other eukaryotic organelles, they may have photosynthetic pigments but lack chloroplasts, the specialized photosynthetic organelles in higher plants, and mitochondria, (see eukaryotic)