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ISBN: 9781947172517

Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark

Publisher: OpenStax

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Chapter 4, Problem 12RQ

Which of the following is both in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

nucleus
mitochondrion
vacuole
ribosomes

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