How does the primary transcript in a prokaryotic cell compare to the functional mrna?

The primary transcript is the same size as the functional mRNA

Explanation:

Genetic information carried by the DNA is used to generate proteins through the process of gene expression. Gene expression involves the process of transcription and translation.During transcription information in the DNA is used to generate a primary transcript which in turn forms a messenger RNA. The primary transcript from the process of transcription undergoes excision to remove non-coding sequences so as tor form the functional mRNA in eukaryotes. This explains why the primary transcript in eukaryotes is larger than the functional messenger RNA. However, in prokaryotes the primary transcript is the same size as the functional RNA.