BRAINCAKERibosomes
The ribosomes of prokaryotic cells are smaller than the ribosomes of eukaryotic cells.
If centrifuged sedimentation will take place at a different centrifugation speed because of their different sizes.
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Key terms in this lesson
- prokaryotic cell
- A cell with no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, found in bacteria.
- eukaryotic cell
- A cell with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, found in animals, plants, fungi and protoctists.
More in Cell Structure
- Vacuole
- Chloroplasts
- Prokaryotic Cells
- DNA
- Cell Wall
- Flagella
- The Theory of Endosymbiosis
- Comparison with Eukaryotic Cells
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