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The ribosomes are the small organelles responsible for protein synthesis. They are found in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells, but are smaller in prokaryotic cells (70s vs 80s).

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How is the DNA in a prokaryote different from the DNA In the eukaryote?

DNA in prokaryotes is circular and in the cell itself, while the DNA of eukaryotes is coiled and in the nucleus (organelle) of the cell.


Chromatin in case of prokaryotes is made up of?

Chromatin is made of histone proteins. It is used for DNA packing. The DNA winds around it like little spools. In eukaryotes, this occurs in the cell nucleus. Prokaryotes do not have a cell nucleus although their DNA does wrap around small structures which only resemble the histone proteins of eukaryotes.


Prokaryotes have what structure necessary for protein synthesis?

Prokaryotes have ribosomes, which are the structures necessary for protein synthesis. Ribosomes are responsible for assembling amino acids into proteins based on the instructions provided by messenger RNA (mRNA).


How does the structure of a chromosome differ in a prokayote and eukaryote?

Eukaryotic cells have a double membrane, surrounding the nucleus, the organelle that contains several chromosomes. The prokaryote chromosomes are dispersed within the cell and is not enclosed by a separate membrane


How is the DNA in a prokaryote different form a eukaryote?

Eukaryotes have linear DNA and Prokaryotes have circular DNA that are both arranged into a double helix. This double helix is wrapped around histone proteins which forms a structure known as "beads on a string." This is further compacted into a solenoid structure that forms loops that eventually makes a miniband which is compacted into chromosomes.

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What do prokaryotes and eukaryotes have in commmon?

DNA, proteins, plasma membrane


Are cell structures common to both prokaryotes and eukaryotes on which proteins are made?

ribosomes


How is protein synthesis different in prokaryotes and eurkaryotes?

One way that protein synthesis differs between prokaryotes and eukaryotes is that gene groups that produce proteins are organized into operons in prokaryotes, but they are not organized into operons in eukaryotes. Also, protein synthesis in eukaryotes involves more protein and is a more intricate process than in prokaryotes.


What organelle produces proteins in cells?

mitochondria ;)


What produces proteins in the organelle?

Ribosomes produce the proteins needed in a cell


What organelle produces proteins in animal cells?

mitochondria ;)


What are some problems that might arise if you are trying to produce a eukaryotic protein in a bacterium?

proteins are expressed differently in prokaryotes and eukaryotes


What are same between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?

1) Cell walls - Most Prokaryotes and some eukaryotes (plants and fungi) have a cell wall.However, the cell walls of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, although similar in function, are made of different types of materials. 2) Cytoplasm - Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a fluid-like matrix that fills the cell. 3) Cytoskeleton - Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a supportive cytoskeleton within the cell, although this feature was only recently discovered to occur within prokaryotes. 4) Extensions of the Plasma Membrane - Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells can have thin extensions of the plasma membrane supported by elements of the cytoskeleton, including flagella and cilia in eukaryotes and flagella, endoflagella, fimbriae and pili in prokaryotes. 5) Glycocalyces - There are some prokaryotes and eukaryotes that possess a glycocalyx. These sticky sugar-based structures anchor cells to each other help cells stick to surfaces and provide some protection. 6) Plasma membranes - Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have this lipid bilayer surrounding that represents the boundary between the inside and outside of the cell. 7) Ribosomes - These little protein factories are the cell's only non-membrane-bound organelle. Both prokayrotes and eukaryotes manufacture proteins, therefore both cell types possess ribosomes.


Protein synthesis in eukaryotes is similar to the process in prokaryotes in that both eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

Both eukaryotes and prokaryotes use transcription and translation to synthesize proteins. In both processes, the genetic information stored in DNA is converted into RNA molecules, which are then used to assemble amino acids into proteins. However, there are also significant differences between the two processes, such as the presence of introns and exons in eukaryotic genes and the organization of ribosomes during translation.


The structure in the cell that programs the formation of ribosomes is the?

Ribosomes are organelles in a cell that synthesize proteins. In prokaryotes, they are formed in the cytoplasm. In eukaryotes, they are formed in the nucleolus.


How is the DNA in a prokaryote different from the DNA In the eukaryote?

DNA in prokaryotes is circular and in the cell itself, while the DNA of eukaryotes is coiled and in the nucleus (organelle) of the cell.


What is produced by the organelle that packages and stores proteins?

The organelle that packages and stores proteins is the Golgi apparatus. It produces vesicles containing proteins that are ready to be transported to other parts of the cell or secreted outside the cell.