pro vs eu chromosomes

[spacecowboi]

Anyone know the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic chromosomes?

[JackBean]

prokaryotis are usually circular and smaller, while eukaryotic are (probably always) linear, bigger and multiple

[awkko808]

As Jackbean said, most eukaryotic chromosomes consist of multiple sets of linear DNA molecules. I believe eukaryotic chromosomes also have histones, which are absent in (most) non-archaean prokaryotes. Of course, eukaryotic chromosomes are housed in the nucleus and interact with the nuclear lamina.

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