Eukaryotic cell
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A cell with a clearly defined nucleus and other structured subcellular components such as organelles. [1] All plants, animals, fungi, and single cell protists are composed of eukaryotic cells, and are collectively called eukaryotes.[2] Compared to organisms lacking a nucleus (prokaryotes), eukaryotic genomes are far more complex structurally, contain multiple chromosomes, and are subject to a greater level of gene regulation. [3]
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References
- ↑ http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/search/dict-search.html
- ↑ http://www.iscid.org/encyclopedia/Eukaryote
- ↑ Berg, Jeremy M.; Tymoczko, John L.; and Stryer, Lubert."Biochemistry". W. H. Freeman and Co. ; c2002