Plasmids are extra-chromosomal genetic elements that are present within the bacterial cell. They are separate from the bacterial genome and are capable of autonomous replication. These small rings of...
A bacterial plasmid is usually a circular (sometimes linear) piece of double-stranded DNA found in bacteria that is distinct from the bacterium's chromosome. It carries non-essential genes that can...
Simplified version that an intro biology course would look for: Eukaryotes have multiple pairs of linear chromosomes. The gene-coding sequences are interspersed with non-coding regions that may...