Cell: The Unit of Life

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COMPARISON BETWEEN PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS

Prokaryotic cells

Generally smaller

Genetic material is in the form

of nucleoid

Nuclear membrane absent

Membrane bound organelles

absent

Circular DNA

Ribosomes 70S type

Eukaryotic cells

Larger

Genetic material is in the form

of nucleus

Present

Present

Linear DNA

80S type (70S in plastids and

mitochondria)

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