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prokaryote (formerly Monera) Any member of the biological kingdom (Prokaryotae); it includes bacteria and cyanobacteria (formerly blue-green algae). They have more simple cells than other organisms. DNA is not contained in chromosomes in the nucleus, but lies in a distinct part of the cytoplasm, called the nucleoid. They have no distinct membrane-surrounded structures (organelles). Cell division is simple and, in the rare cases where sexual reproduction occurs, genetic material is simply transferred from one partner to another; there are no separate sex cells. In photosynthetic prokaryotes, photosynthesis takes place on the cell membrane. At present, two subkingdoms are recognized: Archaebacteria and Eubacteria. See also asexual reproduction; eukaryote; symbiosis

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