Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic domain, consisting of all organisms whose cells have a nucleus

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eus, "true") + κάρυον (karyon, "nut")

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Examples

  • If you are looking for a though Eukaryota you have Tardigrades.

    Let’s Go Screw Up Some Other Planets! cjohnson 2006

  • Archaea are much as the Eukaryota excepting the various organelles.

    Let’s Go Screw Up Some Other Planets! cjohnson 2006

  • Secondly, since cyanobacteria comprise just a branch of the Domain Bacteria, their existence in meteoritic material means that the three domains of life Bacteria, Archaea and Eukaryota evolved and separated prior to their colonization of Earth...

    Breaking News: CBS News 2011

  • Thus, we postulated lateral transfer of parasite DNA to the host genome The protozoa (Eukaryota, Excavata, Euglenozoa) of the Order Kinetoplastida include

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mariana M. Hecht et al. 2010

  • Thus, we postulated lateral transfer of parasite DNA to the host genome The protozoa (Eukaryota, Excavata, Euglenozoa) of the Order Kinetoplastida include

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Mariana M. Hecht et al. 2010

  • I’m not formally educated in biology either, so this may be a very stupid question, but even if we rule out a more recent LUCA, such as a unifier between Archea, Bacteria, and Eukaryota, wouldn’t we still have a LUCA somewhere farther back, even if it was the first true DNA-based life form?

    The Last Universal Common Ancestor - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • The majority of reads were either not assigned to any taxon (33. 04% unknown) or classified very poorly (e.g. 24. 19% were classified only as belonging to the Eukaryota

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ceiridwen J. Edwards et al. 2010

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