In Prokaryotes the Structural Gene Is Polycistronic?

In prokaryotes, however, gene organization is polycistronic: a specific group of enzymes or proteins needed for a metabolic pathway, for example, is transcribed in tandem by a sequence of multiple cistrons (independent units of genetic information).

Are prokaryotic genes Polycistronic?

One key characteristic of prokaryotic mRNAs is that they can be polycistronic. A polycistronic mRNA contains two or more cistrons, each of which can be translated to an individual protein independently.

Why structural genes in prokaryotes are called Polycistronic?

The structural gene in a transcription unit of eukaryotes called monocistronic because of the presence of introns (non- intervening sequences) and exons (coding sequences) while that in prokaryotes/bacteria called polycistronic as it is continuous with coding sequences.

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