Difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic

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Eukaryotic cells have a true nucleus that contains their genetic material (DNA) and other membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum. Prokaryotic cells do not have a true nucleus and their genetic material is located in the cytoplasm in a region called the nucleoid.

Eukaryotic cells are typically larger and more complex than prokaryotic cells. Eukaryotic cells have internal compartments that carry out specific functions, whereas prokaryotic cells do not have these compartments.

Eukaryotic cells reproduce through mitosis, a process where the genetic material is replicated and then divided evenly between two daughter cells. Prokaryotic cells reproduce through binary fission, a process where the cell duplicates its genetic material and divides into two daughter cells.

Eukaryotic cells are found in organisms such as plants, animals, fungi, and protists. Prokaryotic cells are found in organisms such as bacteria and archaea.