Explain the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA. - Vidyadip

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Explain the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA.

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Difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic DNA :

S.No.	Prokaryotic DNA	Eukaryotic DNA
1	It is found in cytoplasm, mitochondria and chloroplast.	It is found in nucleus.
2	Much less in amount, less than 0.1 Pg.	Much more (> 1 Pg) in amount than prokaryotic DNA.
3	It is usually circular, double stranded.	It is usually linear, double stranded.
4	It is naked, without histone.	It is coated with histone.
5	It can code for fewer proteins.	It can code for far more proteins.
6	Non-coding introns are absent.	DNA is mosaic of exons (coding regions) and introns (noncoding region).
7	G : C contents are more than A : T.	A : T contents are more than G : C.
8	On beating it is denatured as a tangled mass.	It is denatured into 2 separate strands.
9	It exists singly.	It exists in pairs.
10	Repeated sequences absent.	Present.
11	Very little part of DNA is functionless.	Greater part of DNA is noncistronic and functionless.

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