Miniature chromosomes composed of several genes in double-stranded, closed, circular structures are called:
a. transposons.
b. insertion sequences.
c. plasmids.
d. chromatoids.
C
Plasmids can be separate entities, but transposable elements (transposons and insertion sequences) cannot.
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