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One example of a prokayote, the bacteria Leptospira, which causes serious disease in livestock.

(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
plural: prokaryotes
Definition: a unicellular organism that does not have a distinct, membrane-bound nucleus or membrane-bound organelles

Compare eukaryote.
Example:
1. The simplest types of cells (prokaryotes such as bacteria and archaebacteria) do not have internal compartmentalization.

2. The polypeptide encoding sequences of DNA are laid out in different ways by prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Related Word: prokaryotic
Alternative Form: procaryote