01:119:116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Cell Membrane, Gram-Negative Bacteria, Gram-Positive Bacteria

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Prokaryotes were the first organisms to exist on the earth~ 3. 5 bya (chapter 25) Chemical evolution hypothesis explains how prokaryotes came about (review) Prokaryotes belong to the domain bacteria and archaea, they are dominant and pervasive (more prokaryotes exist than eukaryotes) Internal organization of prokaryotes simpler and smaller than eukaryotes. Prokaryotes lack membrane bound organelles, lack a nucleus, lack mitochondria, lack chloroplasts (very different than eukaryotes) Do have a nucleoid= the region of cytoplasm inside a prokaryote, not enclosed by a membrane, it is simply a region where you will find the genetic material/dna/chromosome. Do have a single chromosome indicates that prokaryotes are haploid indicates that everything on that chromosome will be expressed, there is nothing masking the expression of certain genes. Do have plasmids= small rings of circular dna, replicate independently of the main chromosome, there are generally only a few genes located on the plasmids, these genes located on the plasmids are typically nonessential.

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