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Other than their small size, what feature of prokaryotic cells distinguish them from cells of other organisms?
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Other than their small size, what feature of prokaryotic cells distinguish them from cells of other organisms?

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They don't have a proper nucleus ( no nuclear membrane)
They have just 70s ribosomes
Their DNA is naked, there are no proteins around it (in eukaryote cells there are histones for example)
They don't have organelles
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