The advent of genomic sequencing and annotations using bioinformatics has led to the realization that some of the long-held beliefs about prokaryotic genome structure were incorrect. Which of the following has not been refuted by modern bioinformatic

discoveries?

A) All bacterial genomes are circular.
B) Prokaryote genomes do not contain introns.
C) Prokaryotes have a single chromosome.
D) Bacterial genomes are always smaller than eukaryotic genomes.


Answer: B

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