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The undefined nuclear region of prokaryotes are also known as:
A. Nucleus
B. Nucleolus
C. Nucleic acid
D. Nucleoid

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Solution

In a prokaryotic cell, The genetic material is accumulated indefinitely in a region called nucleoid and is not surrounded by a nuclear membrane. Prokaryotes are the most primitive organisms and hence they do not have well-developed nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles.
So, the correct option is 'Nucleoid'.


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