alleryIn E. coli, DNA held by positively charged proteins lies in a region called the
AChromocentre
BNucleoid
CNucleolus
DNucleosome
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Nucleoid
Prokaryotes lack a nucleus, and their DNA is organised in large protein-held loops in the nucleoid.
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