Transcription and translation can be coupled in bacteria but not eukaryotes because

A) no nuclear membrane exists in prokaryotes.
B) no nuclear membrane exists in eukaryotes.
C) the bacterial DNA is in a single chromosome.
D) eukaryotic chromosomes are found in nucleoids.


A) no nuclear membrane exists in prokaryotes.

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