Prokaryotes lack membrane-bound organelles and thus do not have nuclei. Therefore,
A)prokaryotes are unable to undergo transcription and translation.
B)prokaryotic cells do not need to undergo translation.
C)prokaryotic transcription and translation both take place in the cytoplasm.
D)prokaryotes are unable to replicate their DNA.

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Prokaryotes lack membrane-bound organelles, including a nucleus, so both transcription (the synthesis of RNA from a DNA template) and translation (the synthesis of a protein from an RNA template) occur in the cytoplasm of the cell. Prokaryotes do not have a separate compartment (i.e., a nucleus) in which to separate these processes as eukaryotic cells do.

Prokaryotes Lack Membrane-Bound Organelles and Thus Do Not Have Nuclei