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Prokaryotic Cell

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The region in the bacterial cell that has genomic DNA is called

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nucleus

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nucleoid

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nucleoplasm

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none of these

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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.

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