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What are Prokaryotes, Summaries of Zoology

The name itself gives us a big clue. "Pro" means "before," and "karyon" refers to the nucleus – the cell's main control center, like its brain.

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The name itself gives us a big clue. "Pro"
means "before," and "karyon" refers to
school cells that existed before a proper,
Think of a cell as being like a small
In more advanced cells (which we will
discuss in due course), the crucial
genetic information, the DNA, is stored
and contained within a special room with
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The name itself gives us a big clue. "Pro" means "before," and "karyon" refers to school cells that existed before a proper, Think of a cell as being like a small In more advanced cells (which we will discuss in due course), the crucial genetic information, the DNA, is stored and contained within a special room with

But prokaryotes are much less complicated! They have a minimal imagine not having walls around that So, their DNA, which is typically a single, looped chromosome (such as a single, twisted rubber band of instructions), isn't Rather, it simply floats loose in a general It's like having your primary computer or instruction book just sitting out in the Because they are so basic, they were among the very earliest types of life on

And everyday examples include bacteria