Hereditary information is encoded in a single, circular DNA molecule in most prokaryotes. Which of
the following is FALSE regarding the bacterial chromosome?
a. The DNA of the bacterial chromosome is replicated prior to segregation.
b. Bacterial cells can replicate their DNA very rapidly.
c. Bacterial cells utilize a mitotic spindle to segregate their replicated DNA.
d. The bacterial chromosome has genes that control binary fission.
e. DNA replication begins at the origin of replication.
C
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