Mycoplasma Are Among the Smallest and Perhaps the Simplest Self

question 35

Multiple Choice

Mycoplasma are among the smallest and perhaps the simplest self -replicating prokaryotes known. M. genitalium contains a genome of 0.58 Mb. Approximately how many genes does this bacterium contain?

• A) between 400 and 550
• B) 1200
• C) 3000
• D) 426,000
• E) 12

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