You have found a novel microbe and wish to classify it at the domain level.The new microbe has histones,no membrane organelles and a proteinaceous cell wall.Which other features are likely displayed by this microbe? (Select all that apply)

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The presence of histones suggests a link to eukaryotes, but the lack of membrane-bound organelles and a proteinaceous cell wall points towards characteristics of archaea. Archaea often have RNA polymerase that is similar to eukaryotic RNA pol II (choice B), a single RNA polymerase for transcription (choice D), and are known for having novel lipid linkages in their cell membranes (choice E), distinguishing them from bacteria and eukaryotes.

You Have Found a Novel Microbe and Wish to Classify