eukaryotic
adjective/juːˌkæriˈɒtɪk/
/juːˌkæriˈɑːtɪk/
(also eucaryotic)
(biology)- (of an organism) consisting of one or more cells in which DNA is contained inside a clear nucleus (= central part)Topics Biologyc2
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