Other Prokaryotic Organelles

• Nucleoid- circular DNA (only one copy of chromosome). No nuclear membrane!!

• Plasmids- small circular pieces of DNA that can replicate independently of chromosome. Antibiotic resistance/fertility factors

• Ribosomes- 70S (streptomycin selective for prokaryotic ribosomes)

• No mitochondria, no ER

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