You find a strange infection in your mouth and visit your dentist. The dentist said the new organism was prokaryotic because it had ________.
A) circular DNA
B) DNA in the nucleus
C) relatively large cells
D) membrane-bound organelles

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Circular DNA is a characteristic feature of prokaryotic organisms, while eukaryotic organisms have linear DNA located in the nucleus. Membrane-bound organelles and relatively large cells are also features of eukaryotic organisms. Therefore, the presence of circular DNA indicates that the new organism in the mouth is prokaryotic.

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