Nucleoid

//ˈnjuːkliˌɔɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The irregularly-shaped region within a prokaryote cell where the genetic material is localized

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"The plasmid and the nucleoid are bacterial components that contain DNA."

Etymology

From nucleo- + -oid; thus "like a nucleus".

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