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AAs many linear double stranded molecules
BAs one circular double stranded molecule
CAs one linear single stranded molecule
DAs many circular single stranded loops
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. As one circular double stranded molecule
1. A genome is all of the DNA a cell carries.
2. In a prokaryote that DNA is one molecule, not several.
3. That single molecule is double stranded and closed into a loop or circle.
4. It sits in a region called the nucleoid rather than inside a nucleus.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 1e (CC BY 4.0), Chs 10 and 11, section 10.1 Cell Division_
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