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What is the non-membrane-bound region containing bacterial chromosomal DNA called?

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CDS I 2023 English Previous Year Paper (16-April-2023)
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Nucleoid

The nucleoid contains bacterial chromosomal DNA and associated proteins. It has no nuclear membrane; bacterial DNA is not protein-free.

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