Small circular pieces of DNA that are not associated with the bacterial chromosome are called ________.
A) heteroduplex
B) plasmids
C) relaxosome

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Small circular pieces of DNA that are not associated with the bacterial chromosome are called plasmids. Heteroduplex refers to a region of DNA where the two strands are not fully complementary, while relaxosome is a complex of proteins and DNA found in some bacterial plasmids that is involved in transfer of the plasmid to another cell.

Small Circular Pieces of DNA That Are Not Associated with the Bacterial