Question

Is DNA present in diatoms?

Answer 1

Diatoms:

1. Diatoms are autotrophic, photosynthetic algae.
2. They contain a silicate cell wall.
3. They are eukaryotic in nature and contain DNA as genetic material.
4. Diatoms contain vegetative and diploid cells.
5. They have a large genome of about thirty megabases.
6. $95\%$ of the DNA is non-coding.