eukaryote

🇺🇸 /ˌjuːˈkæriəʊt/ 🇬🇧 /ˌjuːˈkæriəʊt/
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A type of living thing that has cells with a nucleus, which is a place inside the cell that holds its DNA. Most plants, animals, and fungi are eukaryotes.

Humans are an example of a eukaryote because our cells have a nucleus containing DNA.

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n. A type of living thing that has cells with a nucleus, which is a place inside the cell that holds its DNA. Most plants, animals, and fungi are eukaryotes.

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Plural eukaryotes