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Difference between prokaryote and eukaryote

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Difference between prokaryote and eukaryote
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Yogita Ingle 6 years, 8 months ago

  Prokaryotes Eukaryotes
Cell  and cell size Always unicellular and the size lies in between 0.2- 2.0 micrometers in diameter Mostly multi-cellular and the size lies in between 10 – 100 mm in diameter
Cell wall Usually present; chemically complex in nature When present, chemically simple in nature
Nucleus  Is absent  Is present
Ribosomes These cells consist of ribosomes which are smaller in size and circular in shape when compared to the cells of eukaryotes. The ribosomes of eukaryotes are larger in size and are linear in shape.
DNA arrangement Circular in shape Linear  in shape
Mitochondria Is absent  Is present
Cytoplasm The cytoplasm in prokaryotes does not contain the endoplasmic reticulum In this, the cytoplasm has the endoplasmic reticulum
Plasmids Present in prokaryotes Very rarely found in eukaryotes
Ribosome small ribosomes.  large ribosomes.
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