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In a bacterial cell, plasma membrane folds inside to form ?

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Mesosomes
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Mitochondria
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Nucleoid
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Lomasomes
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Solution

The correct option is A Mesosomes
Mesosomes are complex infoldings of plasma membrane in bacteria that is connected with the nucleoid and is believed to help in nucleoid replication, septum formation and even respiration. A similar but out folding of plasma membrane in fungi is called lomasome.

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