Question
Transcription in eukaryotes is more complex process than in prokaryotes. Justify and compare the initiation, elongation and termination in bacterial cells with eukaryotes.
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Answer
Transcription is more complex in eukaryotes due to following reasons:
- In prokaryotes only one type of RNA polymerase is involved whereas in eukaryotes three types of RNA polymerases are involved.
- For Description of processing of hnRNA involving-introns/ exons/ splicing in eukaryotes and for Description of capping and tailing.
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