Prokaryotic DNA is smaller than eukaryotic. Please give two other ways prokaryotic DNA differs from eukaryotic.

  1. Circular2) Polycistronic (genes can be expressed together)3) No introns/no splicing of genes4) Does not form chromatin (although explain to student that this is an oversimplification, prokaryotes do indeed form chromatin)
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