Question

In bacteria extrachromosomal genetic material integrated with chromosomel genetic metrial is called

Answer 1

plasmid . . . . . . .. .

Answer 2

Plasmid is the correct answer.

Plasmid is an extrachromosomal genetic element that occurs in many bacterial strains. Plasmids are circular deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules that replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome. They are not essential for the bacterium but may confer a selective advantage and genes carried in plasmids provide bacteria with genetic advantages, such as antibiotic resistance.