Plasmids Are Distinguished from Bacterial Chromosomes in That

question 13

Multiple Choice

Plasmids are distinguished from bacterial chromosomes in that

• A)plasmids are circular, bacterial chromosomes are linear.
• B)plasmids occur in the cytoplasm, bacterial chromosomes occur in the nucleus.
• C)plasmids are composed of RNA, bacterial chromosomes are composed of DNA.
• D)plasmids have few genes, bacterial chromosomes have many genes.

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Species Ranges

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Hot Spots

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Endemic

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