All of the following are true about plasmids EXCEPT:

a. Plasmids are small portions of circular DNA found in bacteria.
b. Plasmids often encode for genes that carry toxins or antibiotic resistance.
c. Plasmids can be transferred from one bacterium to another.
d. Plasmids contain DNA and are found in the nucleoid region of bacteria


D

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