Which of the following is not a feature of the plasmids?
Correct answer: B. Single-stranded
- A. Transferable
- B. Single-stranded
- C. Independent replication
- D. Circular structure
Explanation
Plasmids are extra-chromosomal, self-replicating, usually circular, double-stranded DNA molecules that serve as vectors which carry foreign DNA segment and replicate inside the host cell.
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