The dinoflagellate nucleus was termed ` mesokaryotic ' by Dodge ( 1966 ) , due to its possession of intermediate characteristics between the coiled DNA areas of prokaryotic bacteria and the well-defined eukaryotic nucleus .
In fact , Dodge termed the dinoflagellate nucleus as mesokaryotic , due to its possession of intermediate characteristics between the coiled DNA areas of prokaryotic bacteria and the well-defined eukaryotic nucleus .