Combined Science GCSE
Plasmids
What Plasmids means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Small circular DNA molecules that a bacterial cell may also carry in addition to its single circular DNA molecule.
One or more small rings of DNA that may be present, separate from the single DNA loop.
Topics that use Plasmids
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
- Eukaryotes and prokaryotes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Archaea
- Binomial nomenclature
- Carl Woese and scientific models
- Cell wall
- Changing scientific models
- Comparing cell types
- Eukaryota
- eukaryotic cells
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