Difference between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

Genetic Material
- Prokaryote: Usually found in a single circular chromosome
- Eukaryotes: Found in paired chromosomes
Location of Genetic Material
- P: Nuclear region (nucleoid)
- E: Membrane-enclosed nucleus
Nucleolus
- P: Absent
- E: Present
Histones
- P: Absent
- E: Present
Extrachromosomal DNA
- P: In plasmids
- E: In mitochondira and plasmids
Mitotic Spindle
- P: Absent
- E: Present
Plasma Membrane
- P: Lacks sterols (cholesterol)
- E: Contains sterols
Internal Membrane
- P: Only in photosynthetic organisms
- E: Numerous membrane-enclosed organelles
Endoplasmic Reticulum
- P: Absent
- E: Present
Respiration (ATP)
- P: At cell membrane
- E: In mitochondria
Golgi
- P: Absent
- E: Present
Lysosomes
- P: Absent
- E: Present
Peroxisomes
- P: Absent
- E: Present
Ribosomes
- P: 70S
- E: 80S in cytoplasm and on endoplasmic reticulum, 70S in mitochondria
Cytoskeleton
- P: Absent
- E: Present
Cell Wall
- P: Peptidoglycan, LPS and teichoic acid
- E: None in most eukaryotic cells; chitin in fungal cells
External Layer
- P: Capsule or slime layer
- E: None in most eukaryotic cells; pellicle or shell in certain parasites
Cilia
- P: Absent
- E: Present in certain cell types
Pili
- P: Present
- E: Absent
Flagella
- P: Present
- E: Present in certain cell types
Cell Division
- P: Binary Fision
- E: Mitosis or Meiosis
Reproduction Mode:
- P: Asexual
- E: Sexual or Asexual

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Difference between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

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Difference between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

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2011-02-03T01:42:58Z