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The section of a prokaryotic cell that contains DNA. The nucleoid of a prokartyotic cell is similar in function to the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell, but the nucleoid does not have a membrane that separates its contents from the cytoplasm of the cell.
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Nucleus, Prokaryote, Eukaryote, Cytoplasm
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