Question

Transcription in eukaryotes is more complex process than in prokaryotes. Justify and compare the initiation, elongation and termination in bacterial cells with eukaryotes.

Answer 1

Transcription is more complex in eukaryotes due to following reasons:

a) In prokaryotes only one type of RNA polymerase is involved whereas in eukaryotes three types of RNA polymerases are involved. 

b) Description of processing of hnRNA is involved-introns/ exons/ splicing is involved in eukaryotes.

c) Description of capping and tailing

d) Diagram