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In bacteria, plasmid is

A
extra chromosomal material

B
main DNA

C
non functional DNA

D
repetitive gene

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(a) : In addition to the nucleoid, bacterial cytoplasm normally contains many small, separate pieces of DNA, called plasmids. These circular DNA units are the size of the main nuclear DNA (nucleoid) and are also not enclosed in a membrane structure. When found in cytoplasm, entirely independent of the bacterial chromosome, they replicate autonomously. Sometimes it becomes integrated into the main DNA and replicates with it. During conjugation, the plasmids, sometimes called episomes, help in the transfer of the genetic material between different bacteria. It may carry some genes of resistance to a variety of antibiotics.
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In bacteria, plasmid is
TopicBiological Classification
SubjectBiology
ClassClass 11
Answer TypeText solution:1
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