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Eukaryota

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noun

The domain comprised of eukaryotes or organisms whose cells contain a true nucleus.


Supplement

Eukaryota (or Eukarya) is one in the three-domain system of biological classification introduced by Carl Woese in 1990. The other two are Archaea and Bacteria.


Related terms: eukaryote (noun).

Synonym: Eukarya.
Compare: Archaea, Bacteria.
See also: eukaryote.


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Parasites in water

This depends on what kind of parasites you have in mind. Is it bacteria, unicellular eukaryota or something multicellular? I'm not sure what you mean by the first question. Of course each person is affected by the parasite they've got. Thus if they were infected with ...

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by JackBean
Mon Jun 18, 2012 9:16 am
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Parasites in water
Replies: 5
Views: 1690

Difference between cells

the "genetic expression" part means, that you won't list, that eukaryota have mitochondria, while prokaryota do not (hint, existence of other organelles has influence). So, you will focus on differences between the gene expression in prokaryota and ...

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by JackBean
Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:38 am
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Difference between cells
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Views: 3060

Taxonomy - Populus trichocarpa

... a few others. Streptophyta is identified as a phylum, but I'm not sure which corresponds to the class. Here's the NCBI output: cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Streptophytina; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliophyta; eudicotyledons; core ...

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by ham
Fri Mar 25, 2011 2:05 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Taxonomy - Populus trichocarpa
Replies: 2
Views: 2038

How would you confirm extra chromosomal inheritance ?

... For the first case look for karyotype, for the second for the inheritance pattern. It would also help, if you wrote organism (at least prokaryota/eukaryota, multi/unicellular)

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by JackBean
Tue May 18, 2010 9:31 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: How would you confirm extra chromosomal inheritance ?
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Views: 2991

E coli replication and transcription

... occurs all the time, there are even multiforked chromosomes and I think there is nothing like S phase in bacteria, is it? Also, transcription (in eukaryota, but in prokaryota it would be the same) takes places whole cell cycle. Although particular genes are not transcribed whole cell cycle, in ...

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by JackBean
Mon May 17, 2010 10:45 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: E coli replication and transcription
Replies: 6
Views: 3048
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