nucleoid
Prokaryotic DNA region
A nucleoid is the region within a bacterial cell where the genetic material is concentrated.
Unlike the nucleus of more complex cells, the nucleoid has no surrounding membrane—the DNA simply occupies an irregular zone in the cell's interior.
The nucleoid contains the bacterium's single circular chromosome.
prokaryotic
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
genetic
Organism's total hereditary material
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
- operonPromoter-controlled gene cluster
polymerase · genes · RNA · regulation · mutation · segregation
structure
Made more compact
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- organizationStructured group with purpose
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
plasmid · unicellular · microorganism · microbiology · bacillus
genome
Organism's total hereditary material
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
- transcriptionWritten version of speech
- translationConverting between languages
operon · polymerase · genes · RNA · regulation · mutation · segregation
condensed
Made more compact
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
- organizationStructured group with purpose
plastid
Plant cell organelle
- semiautonomousPartially self-governing