Key Difference – Pili vs. Flagella Pili and flagella are two types of extracellular filaments, which are attached to the cellular membrane of most of the prokaryotes including bacteria and archaea. Pili and flagella are different from one another. A key difference that can be identified between the two stems from the function of these two […]
Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Flagella Certain eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells have long wipe like appendages or projections called flagella. This structure is vital in locomotion of both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Though the function is the same, there are some differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic flagella. They mainly differ in the ways of protein composition, […]
