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Compare eukaryotic vs prokaryotic cell cycles

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Prokaryotic cells have a single circular chromosome, no nucleus, and few other cell structures. Eukaryotic cells, in contrast, have multiple chromosomes contained within a nucleus, and many other organelles. All of these cell parts must be duplicated and then separated when the cell divides.

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The major distinction between bacterial and eukaryotic cell division is that prokaryotic cells divide by binary fission, whereas eukaryotic cells divide by mitosis or meiosis. Furthermore, prokaryotic cells do not contain a nucleus, but eukaryotic cells have.

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Prokaryotic Cell Division:

  • Process responsible for the production of new cells through binary fission
  • Occurs through binary fission
  • Three stages are DNA replication, chromosome segregation, and separation
  • DNA replication occurs inside the cytoplasm
  • A relatively simple process
  • A type of asЕxual reproduction

Eukaryotic Cell Division:

  • Process responsible for the production of new cells either through mitosis or meiosis
  • Occurs through mitosis and meiosis
  • Two stages are nuclear division and cytokinesis
  • DNA replication occurs inside the nucleus
  • A complex process
  • A type of vegetative and sЕxual reproduction
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