It can be difficult for bacteria to produce functional eukaryotic proteins even when all the components necessary for gene expression are present because .
A) eukaryotes do not use the Shine-Dalgarno sequence
B) many eukaryotic proteins must be post-translationally modified
C) of the size difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic ribosomes
D) of differences in the prokaryotic and eukaryotic genetic codes

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Many eukaryotic proteins require post-translational modifications, such as glycosylation or phosphorylation, to become functional, and bacteria often lack the machinery to perform these modifications.

It Can Be Difficult for Bacteria to Produce Functional Eukaryotic