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How is a prokaryotic cell different from a eukaryotic cell?

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Prokaryotic cell

A prokaryotic cell is a primitive type of cell that is characterized by the absence of a nucleus.

Eukaryotic cells

Eukaryotic cells are cells that possess a true nucleus along with membrane-bound organelles.

Prokaryotic cellEukaryotic cell
  1. These are unicellular organisms.
  1. These may be unicellular or multicellular.
2. The nucleus is absent 2. The nucleus is present
3. Cell division occurs through binary fission 3. Cell division occurs through mitosis
4. The arrangement of DNA is circular. 4. DNA is arranged linearly.
5. Example: blue-green algae and bacteria 5. Example: animal cell and plant cell

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