Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
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ISBN: 9781119390114
Author: Black
Publisher: WILEY
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To explain: The way in which sex is not related to reproduction in prokaryotes and its purpose.

Introduction: Prokaryotes and eukaryotes are the basic cell types of all living cells. The prokaryotes are unicellular organisms that lack membrane-bounded nucleus and organelles.

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