Plasmids
a. are self-replicating circular molecules of DNA.
b. may be transferred between prokaryotic cells of
different species.
c. may pick up genes from other prokaryotes.
d. contains genes separate from the bacterial
chromosome.
e. fit all of these descriptions.
Answer: e
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