The bacterial genome is located in a portion of the cell called the
A) nucleus.
B) nucleolus.
C) mesosome.
D) nucleoid.

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The bacterial genome is not located in a true nucleus like in eukaryotic cells, but instead is located within a region called the nucleoid. The nucleoid is a condensed region of the cell that contains the single, circular chromosome of the bacterium. Choices A, B, and C are incorrect because they do not refer to the correct location of the bacterial genome.

The Bacterial Genome Is Located in a Portion of the Cell