Which of the following is a difficulty in getting prokaryotic cells to express eukaryotic genes?

  • A
    The signals that control gene expression are different and prokaryotic promoter regions must be added to the vector
  • B
    The genetic code differs between the two because prokaryotes substitute the base uracil for thymine
  • C
    Prokaryotic cells cannot transcribe introns because their genes do not have them
  • D
    The ribosomes of prokaryotes are not large enough to handle long eukaryotic genes

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