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Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium exemplify:

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Bacteria whose DNA is relaxed or positively supercoiled but which have a cytoskeleton as well as mitochondria

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Bacteria that contain a cytoskeleton and ribosomes

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Archaebacteria that contain proteins homologous to eukaryotic core histones

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Archaebacteria that lack any histones resembling those found in eukaryotes but whose DNA is negatively supercoiled.

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The correct option is C Archaebacteria that contain proteins homologous to eukaryotic core histones
Thermococcus, Methanococcus and Methanobacterium belong to Kingdom Archeae. Archaea are prokaryotes and do not have a well-defined nucleus but they contain proteins homologous to eukaryotic core histones.

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