Question
Download Solution PDFIn prokaryotic organisms, nuclear region is not surrounded by a membrane. This undefined nuclear region is known as
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer Nucleoid.
- In prokaryotic organisms, the nucleus region is not surrounded by a membrane.
- This undefined nuclear region is known as Nucleoid.
Key Points
- Prokaryotic cells are primitive organisms.
- Nucleoid in a prokaryote contains all or most of the genetic material.
- In prokaryotic cells, the nucleus is not defined properly because it is not surrounded by a nuclear membrane.
Additional Information
- Difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells:
| Prokaryotes | Eukaryotes | |
| Type of Cell | Always unicellular | Unicellular and multi-cellular |
| Nucleus | Absent | Present |
| DNA arrangement | Circular | Linear |
| Mitochondria | Absent | Present |
| Endoplasmic reticulum | Absent | Present |
| Cell division | Through binary fission | Through mitosis |
| Reproduction | Asexual | Both asexual and sexual |
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