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What is/are the product/s of replication, transcription and translation in prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes?
In prokaryotes, DNA and RNA undergoes replication and transcription in the same way as that of DNA and RNA in eukaryotes. The only difference that lies is the sequence and location of events occurring. In a prokaryotes, there is no nucleus and hence the translation, transcription and replication takes place in undivided open compartments. Also all three process occur simultaneously. While in case of eukaryotes, replication and transcription of DNA takes place in nucleus while protein synthesis occur in cytoplasm. RNA on the other hand travel across the nuclear membrane before translation and hence both the transcription and translation do not occur at same location.
The ultimate product of transcription in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes is same i.e RNA. The products of translation are polypeptide amino acid chain or proteins.
Replication product is the same in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes with an exception that in prokaryotes replication occurs in two opposing direction at a time while in case of eukaryotes replication occurs at multiple points of origin in one direction with in the nucleus of the cell