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Title: Explain why prokaryotes tend to adapt more rapidly to changing environmental con
Post by: colleen on Apr 8, 2012
Explain why prokaryotes tend to adapt more rapidly to changing environmental conditions and more easily exploit new habitats than do eukaryotes.


Title: Re: Explain why prokaryotes tend to adapt more rapidly to changing environmental con
Post by: nicholas on Apr 10, 2012
They replicate much faster and thus they also have a higher chance of mutation, these mutations can help the organism survive in new areas


Title: Re: Explain why prokaryotes tend to adapt more rapidly to changing environmental con
Post by: how_mendel on Apr 10, 2012
You should mention how the S/V ratio influences the growth rate and total accumulation of mutations, which are immediately expressed in prokaryotes.