Question

Which of the following is characteristic of prokaryotic genomes but NOT eukaryotic genomes? 1. histones

2. enclosed in a nuclear membrane
3. typically consist of a few to several chromosomes
4. circular chromosomes
5. linear chromosomes

Answer 1

4. Circular Chromosomes

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that eukaryotic chromosomes consist of double-stranded DNA.

But prokaryotic chromosomes are actually circular, which is very different from eukaryotic.