DeCS

Descriptor English:

Eukaryota

Descriptor Spanish:

Eucariontes

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Eukaryota
Entry term(s)	Eucaria Eukarya eucariotas
Scope note:	Uno de los tres dominios de la vida (los otros son BACTERIA y ARCHAEA), denominado también Eukarya. Éstos son organismos cuyas células están rodeadas de membrana y poseen núcleo. Coprenden casi todos los organismos multicelulares y muchos unicelulares y tradicionalmente se dividen en grupos (a veces denominados reinos) que incluyen los ANIMALES, PLANTAS, HONGOS y diversas ALGAS así como otros grupos taxonómicos que previamente fueron incluidos en el antiguo reino Protista.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Eucariotos

Descriptor French:

Eucaryotes

Entry term(s):

Eukaryota
Eukaryotes

Tree number(s):

B01

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056890

Scope note:

One of the three domains of life (the others being BACTERIA and ARCHAEA), also called Eukarya. These are organisms whose cells are enclosed in membranes and possess a nucleus. They comprise almost all multicellular and many unicellular organisms, and are traditionally divided into groups (sometimes called kingdoms) including ANIMALS; PLANTS; FUNGI; and various algae and other taxa that were previously part of the old kingdom Protista.

Annotation:

do not confuse with EUKARYOTIC CELLS; specific algae and protozoa are located under various groups treed under Eukaryota

Allowable Qualifiers:

CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
PH physiologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

53436

Unique ID:

D056890

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Date Established:

2010/01/01

Date of Entry:

2009/07/06

Revision Date:

2010/06/25