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Definition of "prokaryotic" [prokaryotic]

  • Of or having the characteristics of prokaryotes, especially bacteria. (adjective)
  • Of cells, lacking a nucleus. (adjective)

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Use "prokaryotic" in a sentence
  • "The plasmid must contain prokaryotic nucleotide sequences coding for a bacterial replication origin for DNA and an antibiotic resistance gene."
  • "Indeed Dulbecco's laboratory was filled with first-class postdoctoral fellows from around the world, who were trained in prokaryotic molecular biology and who came there intending to expand their research into eukaryotic molecular biology."
  • "Most large-scale genomic studies suggest that the answer is an archaeon - that is, a prokaryotic cell that is in most respects like a bacterium."