Which of the following is not a feature of the plasmids ?

1. Independent replication

2. Circular structure

3. Transferable

4. Single - stranded

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Answer: 4. Single - stranded

Key idea: Plasmids are double-stranded, circular, extra-chromosomal DNA.

They replicate independently of the chromosome and can be transferred between bacteria. So 'single-stranded' is not a plasmid feature: option (4).

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