Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. Bacterial cells always contain one copy of a circular chromosome.
2. Bacteria can exchange DNA between strains of the same species and between different species.
3. Viroids have a genome but do not translate any of it to protein.
4. All forms of horizontal gene transfer require both the recipient and donor bacteria to be alive.


1. FALSE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE

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