eukaryotic
pronunciation
How to pronounce eukaryotic in British English:
UK [ˌjuːkærɪˈɒtɪk]
How to pronounce eukaryotic in American English:
US
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- Adjective:
- having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei
Word Origin
- eukaryotic (adj.)
- also eucaryotic, "characterized by well-defined cells (with nuclei and cell walls)," 1957, from French eucaryote (1925), from Greek eu "well, good" (see eu-) + karyon "nut, kernel" (see karyo-). Related: Eukaryote; eucaryote.
Example
- 1. Brown algae ; mostly marine and littoral eukaryotic algae .
- 2. Mitochondria are present in all eukaryotic cells .
- 3. The first eukaryotic cells faced all three problems in spades .
- 4. Eukaryotic genes are spatially and temporally regulated .
- 5. Genomic instability and alterations in gene expression are hallmarks of eukaryotic aging .