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Chapter 18.3, Problem 3CC
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The evolutionary processes that might have account for prokaryotes having smaller genome than the eukaryotes.

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The eukaryotes are the organisms that have a true nucleus which means that their nucleus is surrounded by a membrane. Their other cell organelles are also membrane bound. They can be single celled or multicellular. The prokaryotes are the organisms that lack membrane bound organelles such as bacteria.

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