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prokaryote

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noun

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The correct spelling is prokaryote. An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.

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  1. 1.An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.
  2. 2.In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).

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