noun
- organisms whose cells lack a membrane-bound nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles
Usage: biology; plural form
Examples
- Bacteria and archaea are examples of procaryotes.
- Procaryotes have their genetic material freely floating in the cytoplasm.
- The cell walls of procaryotes differ significantly from those of plants.
- Scientists study procaryotes to understand early forms of life.
- Most procaryotes are single-celled organisms.
- Procaryotes reproduce through binary fission rather than mitosis.