An unidentified membrane-bound body containing no membrane-bound organelles is placed in cell culture, but it does not grow or divide there.However, when it is placed inside a cell that has had its own genetic information removed, both this body and the cell begin to divide.This unidentified body is most likely a
A) prokaryote.
B) nucleus.
C) peroxisome.
D) mitochondrion.
E) chloroplast.

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The unidentified body is most likely a nucleus, as it contains genetic material necessary for cell division, and when placed in a cell without its own genetic information, it enables the cell to divide.

An Unidentified Membrane-Bound Body Containing No Membrane-Bound Organelles Is Placed