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. Describe a “plasmid” in 2 sentences or fewer.

 

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A bacteria is a prokaryotic cell that does not have any nuclear membrane to enclose their genetic material. Instead, the nucleic acid will be found freely in the cytoplasm. Two types of DNA are found in such cells called the linear or chromosomal DNA and a circular or plasmid DNA.

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