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Difference between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
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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
Updated
2011-02-03T01:42:58Z
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