Combined Science GCSE
Prokaryotes and eukaryotes compared
What Prokaryotes and eukaryotes compared means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Prokaryotic cells such as bacteria are much smaller and have no nucleus, their genetic material being a single loop of DNA free in the cytoplasm.
Topics that use Prokaryotes and eukaryotes compared
- Eukaryotes and prokaryotes (AQA GCSE)
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