Exercise: PROKARYOTES VS. EUKARYOTES

Outline the features that distinguish prokaryotes from eukaryotes.


PROKARYOTES

EUKARYOTES

TAXONOMIC GROUPS







CELL-BIOLOGY








GENOME STRUCTURE







GENE EXPRESSION









CELL CYCLE





Discussion questions:

1. Prokaryotes have coupled transcription and translation. That is, in prokaryotes, an mRNA can begin being translated even before its transcription has been completed. Why isn’t this possible in eukaryotes?

2. Why is there a potential conflict between the process of cell division and the process of gene expression?

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