number of DNA molecule in the nucleotide of a bacteria?
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The circular chromosome of the bacterium Escherichia coli consists of a DNA molecule approximately 4.6 million nucleotides long. In addition to the main chromosome, bacteria are also characterised by the presence of extra-chromosomal genetic elements called plasmids.
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- Most bacteria have a genome that consists of a single DNA molecule (i.e., one chromosome) that is several million base pairs in size and is "circular" (doesn't have ends like chromosomes of eukaryotic organisms).
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