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What is the best way to describe how hereditary information is carried in prokaryotic cells?

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Genetic information in prokaryotic cells is carried on a single circular piece of DNA which is attached to the cell membrane and in direct contact with the cytoplasm. There is no enclosing membrane, so there is no true nucleus, but simply a concentration of DNA known as a nucleoid.
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on a single circular piece od DNA wich is attached to the cell membrane and in direct contact with the cytoplasm

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