Biology
Term: eukaryote and eukaryotic (adj)
Origin: Anc Greek ??/eu(=good, well, easy) + ??????/karyon(=kernel, nut)
Literally meaning: well defined nucleus.
Coined: in 1925 by French biologist Eduard Chatton (1883 ? 1947) who first used the term in his paper "Pansporella perplex: Reflections on the Biology and Phylogeny of the Protozoa" and later (1937) in his compendium, Titres et Travaux Scientifiques" .
Definition:
An organism that is characterized by a well defined nucleus ( nucleated cells) which is enclosed within membrane and contains DNA.
Source:
Jan Sapp. The Prokaryote-Eukaryote Dichotomy: Meanings and Mythology . Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, June 2005, p. 292-305, Vol. 69, No. 2
- Prokaryote V.s. Eukaryote Paragraphs
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Different Types of Transcription? Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes are different in so many ways but also the same. I explained a lot of the same and different ways in the "Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells" post. One thing I did not describe was the transcription...
- Eukaryote Vs Prokaryote
Biology EssayMichael McDonald11/17/14Period 7 Cells are categorized into two groups, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic. The two cells are similar in some ways , but also they are different in others. One way they are similar is that they both have DNA which...
- Orgin Of Eukaryotes
News feature article on the Orgin of Eukaryotes Cells BREAKING NEWS: We have discovered the ancestors of the eukaryote cells. The Eukaryotic cells wasn't the earliest form of cell, but originated from it's ancestor the prokaryotic cells. There...
- Prokaryotic Cells Vs. Eukaryotic Cells
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Biology
eukaryote and eucaryotic (adj)
Term: eukaryote and eukaryotic (adj)
Origin: Anc Greek ??/eu(=good, well, easy) + ??????/karyon(=kernel, nut)
Literally meaning: well defined nucleus.
Coined: in 1925 by French biologist Eduard Chatton (1883 ? 1947) who first used the term in his paper "Pansporella perplex: Reflections on the Biology and Phylogeny of the Protozoa" and later (1937) in his compendium, Titres et Travaux Scientifiques" .
Definition:
An organism that is characterized by a well defined nucleus ( nucleated cells) which is enclosed within membrane and contains DNA.
Source:
Jan Sapp. The Prokaryote-Eukaryote Dichotomy: Meanings and Mythology . Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, June 2005, p. 292-305, Vol. 69, No. 2
- Prokaryote V.s. Eukaryote Paragraphs
Alexandra RodenNovember 18, 2014Period 3Prokaryote v.s. EukaryoteCells are the basic unit of life as we know it. There are two main categories of cells, Prokaryote and Eukaryote. Both kinds have similarities as well as drastic differences.Both categories...
- Eukaryote Transcription Vs. Prokaryote Transcription
Different Types of Transcription? Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes are different in so many ways but also the same. I explained a lot of the same and different ways in the "Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic Cells" post. One thing I did not describe was the transcription...
- Eukaryote Vs Prokaryote
Biology EssayMichael McDonald11/17/14Period 7 Cells are categorized into two groups, Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic. The two cells are similar in some ways , but also they are different in others. One way they are similar is that they both have DNA which...
- Orgin Of Eukaryotes
News feature article on the Orgin of Eukaryotes Cells BREAKING NEWS: We have discovered the ancestors of the eukaryote cells. The Eukaryotic cells wasn't the earliest form of cell, but originated from it's ancestor the prokaryotic cells. There...
- Prokaryotic Cells Vs. Eukaryotic Cells
Prokaryotic Cells Prokaryote is a cell or an organism that lacks a nucleus and other membrane enclosed organelles and most of their DNA is a single circular molecule. All bacteria are prokaryotic cells. The word "prokaryote" means "before the nucleus"...