eukaryotic
adjective
eu·kary·ot·ic
(ˌ)yü-ˌker-ē-ˈä-tik 
-ˌka-rē-
-ˌka-rē-
: of, relating to, or being an organism (as of the domain Eukarya) composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles : being or characteristic of a eukaryote
eukaryotic cells
eukaryotic species
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The Tools for the Job Here is what happens when a eukaryotic cell dooms itself to die.
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Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
The search for answers about the origin of eukaryotic apoptosis seems to be drawing researchers deeper into the bacterial world.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
But gene regulation in complex metazoans — animals like humans, with complex eukaryotic cells — doesn’t generally seem to work this way.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
For example, eukaryotic cells attach chemical tags and proteins called histones to hide away parts of the genome.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2022
The researchers named the eukaryotic version of this mysterious gene Fanzor instead of TnpB.
Researchers have found Fanzor genes in a variety of eukaryotic life forms.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Now, researchers have traced the origin of eukaryotic steroids almost a billion years further back in time.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 June 2023
This unexplained 800-million-year gap in early eukaryotic history, a crucial period when the last common ancestor of all of today’s complex life first arose, has shrouded the story of early life in mystery.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
This essential function is conserved in all eukaryotic cells, Professor Geiger said, suggesting that the candidate proto-mitochondria also possessed genes to produce both lipids.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
The search for answers about the origin of eukaryotic apoptosis seems to be drawing researchers deeper into the bacterial world.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024
But gene regulation in complex metazoans — animals like humans, with complex eukaryotic cells — doesn’t generally seem to work this way.
—Philip Ball, Quanta Magazine, 14 Feb. 2024
For example, eukaryotic cells attach chemical tags and proteins called histones to hide away parts of the genome.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 30 Mar. 2022
The researchers named the eukaryotic version of this mysterious gene Fanzor instead of TnpB.
Researchers have found Fanzor genes in a variety of eukaryotic life forms.
—Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
Now, researchers have traced the origin of eukaryotic steroids almost a billion years further back in time.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 June 2023
This unexplained 800-million-year gap in early eukaryotic history, a crucial period when the last common ancestor of all of today’s complex life first arose, has shrouded the story of early life in mystery.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023
This essential function is conserved in all eukaryotic cells, Professor Geiger said, suggesting that the candidate proto-mitochondria also possessed genes to produce both lipids.
—Grrlscientist, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
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“Eukaryotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eukaryotic. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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