a cell in which the genetic material is confined to the nucleus, in distinction to a procaryote in which the genetic material is dispersed throughout the cell. Other distinctions of eucarytoic cells are the presence of organelles such as the golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosomes and mitochondria
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Synonym for eukaryote ... <cell biology> Organism whose cells have chromosomes with nucleosomal structure and separated from the cytoplasm by a two membrance nuclear envelope and compartmentalisation of a function in distinct cytoplasmic organelles. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
A cell or organism having a true nucleus. One of the three major evolutionary lines cellular life forms, including plants, animals, fungi, protozoa, and algae, all of which possess a nucleus and organelles. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php