The autonomously independent self-replicating extra nuclear DNA imparting certain factors to some bacterium is called
582 The autonomously independent self-replicating extra nuclear DNA imparting certain factors to some bacterium is called
Biology
Biological Classification
NEET
Moderate
2026
Question
Options
A) Plastid
B) Plasmid
C) Phagemid
D) Cosmid
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b
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Plasmid is a small autonomously independent self-replicating extranuclear DNA imparting certain factors to some bacterium. It is carried by the bacterium in addition to its genomic DNA.