Concepts of Biology
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ISBN: 9781938168116
Author: Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise
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Chapter 13, Problem 5RQ
Prokaryotes stain as Gram-positive or Gram-negative because of differences in the_______.
a. cell wall
b. cytoplasm
c. nucleus
d. chromosome
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