Which of the following statements correctly describes the difference between bacterial and eukaryotic gene transcripts?

• A. Bacterial transcripts are longer and more complex than eukaryotic transcripts.
• B. Bacterial transcripts undergo post-transcriptional modifications but eukaryotic transcripts do not.
• C. Eukaryotic transcripts undergo alternative splicing, while bacterial transcripts do not.
• D. Eukaryotic transcripts do not require a 5' cap and 3' poly(A) tail, while bacterial transcripts do.

Answer: (C)