Plasmids are distinguished from bacterial chromosomes in that
A)plasmids are circular,bacterial chromosomes are linear.
B)plasmids occur in the cytoplasm,bacterial chromosomes occur in the nucleus.
C)plasmids are composed of RNA,bacterial chromosomes are composed of DNA.
D)plasmids have few genes,bacterial chromosomes have many genes.
E)plasmids consist of single-stranded nucleic acids,bacterial chromosomes consist of double-stranded nucleic acids.

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Plasmids are small, circular DNA molecules found in bacteria that are physically separate from chromosomal DNA and typically carry only a few genes, unlike bacterial chromosomes, which are larger, usually circular (not linear as in eukaryotes), and contain the majority of the organism's genetic information.

Plasmids Are Distinguished from Bacterial Chromosomes in That