Procaryote At Biology Glossary

What is it? An organism lacking a nuclear membrane and certain organelles such as mitochondria. Refers to both Bacteria and Archae. This term was used synonymously with bacteria before the differences between Bacteria and Archae were understood. Although prokaryotes

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