How is transcription similar in bacteria and eukaryotes?
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How is transcription similar in bacteria and eukaryotes?
Bacteria and Eukaryotes:
Bacteria and eukaryotes are two of the three domains of life. They differ in a variety of ways but the most fundamental difference between them is that eukaryotic cells have a nucleus but bacterial ones do not.
Answer and Explanation: 1
Transcription between bacteria and eukaryotes is similar in that both types of organism use a single strand of the DNA duplex to serve as the template of RNA synthesis by the enzyme RNA polymerase. The RNA produced by this process is often used to express genes when it gets translated on the ribosomes.
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