Question

A student wonders whether removing the nucleus from a cell would result in a new prokaryotic cell. Why would this procedure fail to produce a prokaryotic cell?

Answer 1

using what I know already, it would fail because the nucleus contains the DNA of the cell. the DNA possesses the codes to produce new proteins that are needed in the cell. without the DNA, RNA will not be able to transfer the codes to the ribosomes. the cell will ultimately not be able to provide for itself.

Answer 2

The anucleated cell would not have the essential genome information, and would have membranous organeles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Eukariotic cells have a nucleous defined by a membrane, unlike bacteria, BUT bacteria has genetic material, in the form of chromosome(s), chromids, or plasmids. Also, eukariotic cells have membrane bound organelles, which prokariotes lack. So, if you remove the nucleus of an eukariotic cell it is impossible to resemble a prokariotic cell.