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Unlike their cousin cells, the Prokaryotic cells, Eukaryotic cells bear a nucleus. They are found in animals, plants, fungi and protists. The presence of a nucleus gives these organisms their name, which comes from the Greek ευ (eu), meaning "good/true," and κάρυον (karyon), which means "kernal."

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