Bacterial cells

[jalamoushi]

Quick question- where does transcription take place in a bacterial cell??
Or does transcription not take place at all in a bacterial cell because bacterial cells contain plasmids that are self replicating?

[curry_bro]

just in cytosol. they need mRNA too, cause they need proteins. but dont have a nucleus

[thushan]

Quick question- where does transcription take place in a bacterial cell??
Or does transcription not take place at all in a bacterial cell because bacterial cells contain plasmids that are self replicating?

Transcription is involved in protein synthesis, not DNA replication - and all bacteria would need to synthesise proteins. And yeah, it would occur in the cytosol, bacteria have no membrane bound organelles.

[curry_bro]

*membrane bound organelles Dilmah hahaha sorry couldnt resist. i feel so proud that i corrected a moderator.

[duquesne9995]

wait, what organelles do bacteria have?

[saheh]

Just ribosomes that I can remember, for the purpose of making protein

[aishuwa1995]

wait, what organelles do bacteria have?

they don't have any membrane bound organelles but they have ribosomes which aren't membrane bound..like saheh said to make proteins.

[jalamoushi]

Quick question- where does transcription take place in a bacterial cell??
Or does transcription not take place at all in a bacterial cell because bacterial cells contain plasmids that are self replicating?

Transcription is involved in protein synthesis, not DNA replication - and all bacteria would need to synthesise proteins. And yeah, it would occur in the cytosol, bacteria have no organelles.

Thank you! I think the last minute exam nerves are starting to get to my head.

[thushan]

*membrane bound organelles Dilmah hahaha sorry couldnt resist. i feel so proud that i corrected a moderator.

touche.