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Prokaryotic cell
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Eukaryotic cell
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1.
Lack of organized
nucleus. Genetic material is present in the form of nucleiod
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Well organized
nucleus
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2.
Nuclear membrane
absent
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Present
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3.
DNA is not complexed
with histones
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DNA is complexed
with histones to constitute chromatin
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4.
DNA in a circular
form and not packed into chromosomes
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Linear DNA packed
into well defined chromosomes
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5.
Membrane-bound
organelles are absent
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Membrane-bound
organelles such as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus,
Lysosomes, chloroplasts etc are present
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6.
Cellular respiration
is carried out by plasma membrane.
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Cellular respiration
by mitochondria.
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7.
Absence of nucleoli
and mitotic apparatus
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Presence of nucleoli
and mitotic apparatus
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8.
Cell wall made up of
murein
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Cell wall present in
plant cell is made of cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin
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9.
The cell membrane
may infold to form mesosomes
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Cell membrane does
not from mesosome
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10.
Flagella simple,
made up of flagellin and 9+2 organization is absent
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Flagella specialized
and show 9+2 organization
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11.
Cytoplasm does not
show streaming movement
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Cytoplasm usually
show streaming movement
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12.
Microtubules are
absent
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Microtubules present
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13.
Ribosomes are of 70
S type
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Ribosomes are of 80
S type. 70 S type of ribosomes, however occur in plastids and mitochondria
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14.
Different kinds of
pili present
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Absent
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15.
Replication of DNA
occurs continuously throughout cell cycle
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Replication of DNA
occurs during S-phase of cell cycle
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