NEET Biology question
Which of the following statements are correct about prokaryotic cells? I. DNA lies freely in the cytoplasm, not associated with any organelle II. The amount of DNA do not change as there are no haploid and diploid stages III. Transcription and translation occurs in the cytoplasm IV. Protein synthesis occurs only in the cytoplasm Correct option regarding the above statement is
Answer: (A)
Solution
Statements I–III are correct: prokaryotic DNA lies naked in the cytoplasm (I); lacking a typical haploid-diploid life cycle in the eukaryotic sense, DNA amount stays relatively stable (II); and, lacking a nuclear envelope, transcription and translation
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