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- noun Alternative spelling of
prokaryote .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun 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
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Examples
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As an example, the ceremony has recently left the procaryote stage and has developed rudimentary genitalia.
The QOHA: The Ominous Comma! Don Lewis 2008
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BL (2002) Visualization of k-tuple distribution in procaryote complete genomes and their randomized counterparts.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Hong-Da Chen et al. 2010
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