Q. What are episomes?
A) Hereditary DNA of bacterial cell
B) Extrachromosomal hereditary material of bacteria associated with nucleoid
C) Modification of the cell membrane performing respiration
D) None of the above
Explanation
Episome is an extrachromosomal hereditary material of bacteria incorporated into the bacterial chromosomes or nucleoid. Hereditary DNA of bacterial cell is known as nucleoid.
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