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In bacteria, transcription and translation occur simultaneously. Justify.

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(i) In bacteria, the mRNA does not require any processing to become active.
(ii) Transcription and translation take place simultaneously since there is no separation of cytosol and nucleus in bacteria due to the absence of nuclear membrane.
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