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Prokaryotic Cells
| Definition: |
Cells, such as those of bacteria and the blue green algae, which lack a nuclear membrane so that the nuclear material is either scattered in the cytoplasm or collected in a nucleoid region. |
| Notes: |
GEN: prefer BACTERIA or specific bact; A 11 qualif with discretion |
| Previously Indexed: |
appropriate cell, organism, subcellular fraction, or process |
Prokaryotic Cells Definitions and Terms
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