Bacterial Chromosome:

Terms Related to Bacterial Chromosome

• Archaeal Chromosome

  Structures within the nucleus of archaeal cells consisting of or containing DNA, which carry genetic information essential to the cell.

• Fungal Chromosome

  Structures within the nucleus of fungal cells consisting of or containing DNA, which carry genetic information essential to the cell.

• Chromosome

  In a prokaryotic cell or in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, a structure consisting of or containing DNA which carries the genetic information essential ...

• Bacterial Sex Factor

  A plasmid whose presence in the cell, either extrachromosomal or integrated into the bacterial chromosome, determines the "sex" of the bacterium, host chromosome mobilization, transfer ...

• Sex Pili

  Filamentous or elongated proteinaceous structures which extend from the cell surface in gram-negative bacteria that contain certain types of conjugative plasmid. These pili are the ...