differences between prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
Prokaryotes | Eukaryotes |
They are mainly unicellular | They are mainly multicellular except for protista |
They have only a few organelles | Many organelles |
DNA is circular | DNA is linear |
DNA lies in the cytoplasm (Nucleus absent) | DNA is inside the nucleus |
Cell division occurs mostly through binary fission | Mitosis, meiosis or both take place. |