Prokaryotic organisms, such as bacteria and archaea, typically possess a single, circular chromosome located in a region called the nucleoid within the cytoplasm. Unlike eukaryotes, their genetic material is not enclosed within a membrane-bound nucleus and is usually present as one primary chromosome.
In most prokaryotes, the chromosome number is :
Asked in UPSC NDA 1 2024 · Topic: Cell (Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells: Structural Organization and Differences)
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