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'''Eukaryote''', from the Greek <i>eu</i>, true, and <i>karyon</i>, meaning nut or kernal. Eukaryotic cells are vastly more complex than [[Prokaryote|Prokaryotic]] cells. Eukaryotic cells have a distinct membrane bound nucleus and contain membrane bound organelles.
'''Eukaryotes''', are organisms which composed of a single or group of eukaryotic cells.  The word is from the Greek <i>eu</i>, true, and <i>karyon</i>, meaning nut or kernal. Eukaryotic cells are one of two types of [[Cell (biology)|biological cells]] found in nature, and are vastly more complex than [[Prokaryote|Prokaryotic]] cells. Eukaryotic cells have a distinct membrane bound [[Nucleus (biology) |nucleus]] and contain membrane bound [[organelles]], such as [[mitrocondria]], the [[Golgi apparatus]] and the [[endoplasmic reticulum]]


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Eukarya
Scientific classification
Domain: Neomura
Infradomains

Unikonta
Bikonta

Eukaryotes, are organisms which composed of a single or group of eukaryotic cells. The word is from the Greek eu, true, and karyon, meaning nut or kernal. Eukaryotic cells are one of two types of biological cells found in nature, and are vastly more complex than Prokaryotic cells. Eukaryotic cells have a distinct membrane bound nucleus and contain membrane bound organelles, such as mitrocondria, the Golgi apparatus and the endoplasmic reticulum