I keep getting “Prokaryotic cell” questions wrong in Cell: The Unit of Life. What's the trap?
thinking prokaryotes have no DNA at all.
The usual trap: thinking prokaryotes have no DNA at all. How to avoid it: they do have DNA — it just floats in a nucleoid, with no nuclear membrane. Go back to the definition — a cell without a membrane-bound nucleus or organelles — like bacteria.
Key point
Prokaryotic cell
Common mistake
thinking prokaryotes have no DNA at all.
Memory tip
they do have DNA — it just floats in a nucleoid, with no nuclear membrane.
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