Biological Classification Question 49

49. Genophore/bacterial genome or nucleoid is made of

(a) histones and nonhistones

(b) RNA and histones

(c) a single double stranded DNA

(d) a single stranded DNA

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Answer : c

Hints & Solutions

(c) The bacterial genome/nucleoid is made of single circular double stranded DNA without histone protein as it is a prokaryotic organisms. The genome contains some 100 chemical sites or loci. Each locus in E. coli contains about 40 genes.