Question

Trancription is different in enkaryotes and prokaryotes because

• A. Splicing takes place only in eukaryotes
• B. Capping and tailing takes place in prokaryotes
• C. Prokaryotic RNA contain introns
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Splicing takes place only in eukaryotes

Eukaryotic genome is different from prokaryotic genome as it is monocistronic, i.e. one gene codes for only one protein and also contain lot of non-coding region. These non-coding regions form introns in eukaryotic RNA. Therefore, eukaryotic RNA produced by transcription must undergo splicing, capping and tailing before translation.