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  • noun Alternative spelling of prokaryote.

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  • 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

  • As an example, the ceremony has recently left the procaryote stage and has developed rudimentary genitalia.

    The QOHA: The Ominous Comma! Don Lewis 2008

  • 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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