A Paramecium Individual Contains Two Types of Nuclei: a Large

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A Paramecium individual contains two types of nuclei: a large macronucleus and as many as 80 micronuclei.The micronuclei are typical eukaryotic nuclei and are essential for genetic recombination.The macronucleus

• A) is important in sexual recombination (conjugation).
• B) contains many copies of the genetic information.
• C) contains genetic information not found in the micronuclei.
• D) contains DNA, but none of this DNA is transcribed.
• E) contains DNA that is transcribed, but none of the transcripts are translated.

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