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EUKARYOTE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- eukaryote
1, record 1, English, eukaryote
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- eucaryote 2, record 1, English, eucaryote
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An organism whose cells have a true nucleus, i.e., all organisms higher than bacteria (prokaryotes). The differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells are many. Prokaryotes lack membrane-bounded intracellular organelles; eukaryotic cells have a nucleus bounded by two membranes (the nuclear envelope), as well as endoplasmic reticulum, the Golgo complex, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and lysosomes. 3, record 1, English, - eukaryote
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- eucaryote
1, record 1, French, eucaryote
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- eukaryote 2, record 1, French, eukaryote
correct, masculine noun
- eucariote 3, record 1, French, eucariote
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organisme qui possède des noyaux isolés du cytoplasme ambiant par une membrane et de véritables chromosomes dans lesquels l'ADN est associé par des liaisons de covalence à des protéines basiques. 4, record 1, French, - eucaryote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Formés à partir de cellules très différentes, ces organismes sont, par ordre d'apparition : (1) les procaryotes [...] (2) les eucaryotes qui ne vivent qu'en présence d'oxygène et dont les cellules ont un noyau. 5, record 1, French, - eucaryote
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ils correspondent à une subdivision fondamentale (superrègne) des organismes vivants, qui s'oppose aux protocaryotes (bactéries et cyanophycées). 6, record 1, French, - eucaryote
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias biológicas
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- eucariote
1, record 1, Spanish, eucariote
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- eucariota 2, record 1, Spanish, eucariota
correct, masculine noun
- eucarionte 3, record 1, Spanish, eucarionte
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organismo con una estructura de celda en los cuales el núcleo y los organelos están rodeados por una membrana nuclear. 1, record 1, Spanish, - eucariote
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