Comprehension Assignment Exam 2

Question 1

Compare and contrast 3 key features that distinguish eukaryotic genomes from bacterial genomes

Answer 1

Eukaryotes: genomes located in nucleus, typically multiple, linear chromosomes, genome
associated with histone proteins, large genome, large amount of intergenic regions
Prokaryotes: genomes in nucleoid region, typically single, circular chromosome, genome does not
associate with histone proteins, small genome, small amount of intergenic regions