Question

_____ is an autonomously replicating circular extra-chromosomal DNA.

• A. Bacteria
• B. Nitrogenous base
• C. RNA
• D. Plasmid

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Plasmid

• Plasmid is typically a small circular DNA strand in the cytoplasm of a bacterium or protozoan.

• It is a genetic structure in a cell that can replicate independently of the chromosomes.

• They are commonly used in recombinant DNA technology.