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Differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.


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  1. Prokaryotes are unicellular creatures with no membrane-bound structures, the nucleus being the most notable.
  2. Eukaryotes have a nucleus and other organelles enclosed by a plasma membrane in their cells.

Prokaryotic cell

Eukaryotic cell

The size ranges from 1 to 10 µm.The size ranges from 5 to 100 µm.
The nuclear area is defined in a poor way and because there is no nuclear membrane, the nuclear area is referred to as the nucleoid.A nuclear membrane surrounds the nuclear area, which is well-defined.
The chromosome is a single chromosome.There is more than one chromosome.
Organelles with cell membranes are missing.There are mitochondria, plastids, and other membrane-bound cell organelles present.

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