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Write the characteristics of prokaryotic cell.

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The characteristics of prokaryotic cells are:
  • Membrane bound cell organelles such as Mitochondria, Golgi apparatus, Chloroplasts are absent.
  • A membrane bound well defined nucleus is absent.
  • Genetic material is circular DNA and occurs naked in the cell cytoplasm. It is attached to the cell membrane and called nucleoid.
  • The cell size ranges from 0.1 to 5.0 micrometre in size.
  • The cell wall is a rigid structure which is made up of polysaccharides.

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