The nucleoid contains the genomic DNA and associated proteins in a prokaryotic cell, but it is not enclosed by a nuclear membrane, distinguishing it from the true nucleus found in eukaryotic cells.
Bacteria have an undefined nuclear region which lacks a nuclear membrane and contains only DNA without proteins. Such a region is called :
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2023 · Topic: Cell (Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Structural Organization and Differences)
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