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  1. Fields of Study
  2. cell biology
  3. cells
  4. prokaryotic cells

Preferred term

prokaryotic cells

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Cells, such as those of bacteria and 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • procaryotes
  • procaryotic cells
  • prokaryotes

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15097

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