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Characteristics of Prokaryotic Cells

General Structure of a Prokaryotic Cell

General Structure of a Prokaryotic Cell

This figure shows the generalized structure of a prokaryotic cell.All prokaryotes have chromosomal DNA localized in a nucleoid, ribosomes, a cell membrane, and a cell wall.The other structures shown are present in some, but not all, bacteria.

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