NEET 2002 · Class 11

Cell: The Unit of Life

In bacteria, plasmid is

  1. (A)extra chromosomal material
  2. (B)main DNA
  3. (C)non functional DNA
  4. (D)repetitive gene

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Verbatim line

In addition to the genomic DNA (the single chromosome/circular DNA), many bacteria have small circular DNA outside the genomic DNA.

Chapter
Cell: The Unit of Life
Section
8.4 PROKARYOTIC CELLS
Page
5
Words matched
26 of 26

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that plasmids are 'small circular DNA outside the genomic DNA,' which conclusively defines them as extra chromosomal material, directly matching option A.

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