Small circular molecules of "extra" DNA in bacteria ____.
A) are plasmids
B) are DNA fragments from their main chromosome
C) result from the activity of restriction enzymes
D) are eventually degraded
E) cannot survive outside of the cell

Question

Small circular molecules of "extra" DNA in bacteria ____.
A) ​are plasmids
B) ​are DNA fragments from their main chromosome
C) ​result from the activity of restriction enzymes
D) ​are eventually degraded
E) ​cannot survive outside of the cell

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Plasmids are small, circular, extra DNA molecules found in bacteria that can replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome.

Small Circular Molecules of "Extra" DNA in Bacteria ____