Uploaded January 2016 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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3.2 Chromosomes: Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Chromosomes

Understanding that:

- Prokaryotes have one chromosome consisting of a circular DNA molecule
- Some prokaryotes also have plasmids but eukaryotes do not
Eukaryote chromosomes are linear DNA molecules associated with histone proteins
- In a eukaryote species, there are different chromosomes that carry different genes