procaryote

common nounadjective

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procaryote

from the ancient Greek πρό pró (before) and: 'which comes before the eukaryotes'. This name is due to the fact that it was thought that these organisms represented the state that preceded - from an evolutionary point of view - the eukaryotes, with a nucleus, then considered more evolved.

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procaryotes

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archéeseubactériesbactériecyanobactérie

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  • englishenglish:prokaryote