The region in the bacterial cell that has genomic DNA is called
A
nucleus
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B
nucleoid
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C
nucleoplasm
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D
none of these
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Solution
The correct option is B nucleoid The region in the bacterial cell that has genomic DNA is called the nucleoid. In prokaryotes like bacteria, DNA is circular, naked, not enveloped by a nuclear membrane, and organised into a nucleoid.