What characteristic is shared between most prokaryotic and mitochondrial genomes?

A) <5 % protein-coding genes
B) >20% interspersed repeats
C) circular chromosomes
D) linear chromosomes
E) circular chromosomes with <5 % protein-coding genes


Answer: C

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