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Is DNA the genetic material for bacteria as well as humans?


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DNA:

  1. DNA is the abbreviated term for deoxyribonucleic acid which is a polymer formed of nucleotide monomers.
  2. Its role is that it is an organism's genetic material.
  3. Both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells contain it.
  4. In a prokaryotic cell, it can also be found as a plasmid.

DNA serves as the genetic material in both prokaryotic cells and humans.


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