Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7, Problem 2MC
Which of the following is a true statement concerning prokaryotic chromosomes?
- a. They typically have two or three origins of replication.
- b. They contain single-stranded DNA.
- c. They are located in the cytosol.
- d. They are associated in linear pairs.
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