Question

Define the following terms: Protoplasm, Gene, Nucleoid​

Answer 1

ANSWER:-

• Protoplasm is defined as the organic and inorganic substances that constitute the living the nucleus, cytoplasm, plastids and mitochondria of the cell.
• Genes are functional units of heredity as they are made of DNA. The chromosome is made of DNA containing many genes.
• Nucleoid is the undefined nuclear region containing only nucleic acids, in the prokaryotic cells

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Protoplasm --   Protoplasm, the cytoplasm and nucleus of a cell. The term was first defined in 1835 as the ground substance of living material and, hence, responsible for all living processes. ... Today the term is used to mean simply the cytoplasm and nucleus.

Gene --A gene is the basic physical and functional unit of heredity. Genes are made up of DNA. Some genes act as instructions to make molecules called proteins. ... Every person has two copies of each gene, one inherited from each parent

Nucleoid --The nucleoid is the space within a prokaryotic cell where the genetic information called the genephore is found. It is an irregular shaped region within the cell of prokaryote that contains all or most of the genetic material.  It contains the main DNA material.