There are some limitations to the use of bacteria as hosts in studies of eukaryotic gene expression because
A) bacteria are haploid.
B) transcription works differently in bacteria and in eukaryotes.
C) bacteria have a small genome size.
D) eukaryotes contain plasmids.
E) bacteria lack genetic markers.

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Transcription works differently in bacteria and in eukaryotes, so using bacteria as hosts may not accurately reflect eukaryotic gene expression. Additionally, bacteria and eukaryotes have different post-transcriptional processing mechanisms, such as splicing in eukaryotes, which bacteria do not have.

There Are Some Limitations to the Use of Bacteria as Hosts