Prokaryotic cell structure
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A cell with no nucleus and no membrane-bound organelles, whose genetic material is a single circular DNA molecule free in the cytoplasm.
Cells that have no nucleus and no membrane-bound organelles.
Topics that use Prokaryotic cell structure
- Classification of living organisms (AQA GCSE)
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