LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The circular DNA found in bacteria
A
Plaster
B
Plasmids
C
Chromatin
D
Chromatids
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Definition. A plasmid is a small circular DNA molecule found in bacteria and some other microscopic organisms. Plasmids are physically separate from chromosomal DNA and replicate independently.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plasmids are small circular DNA molecules consisting of just a few genes to more than a hundred. Among the important genes carried in plasmids are those coding for resistance to a wide range of antibiotics and genes that allow plasmids to be transferred to other bacteria, even to other species of bacteria.

Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, the bacteria, chloroplast, and mitochondria consist of circular DNA molecules.

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