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- where would you expect to find the genetic material in a prokaryotic cell?
in the cytoplasm
a prokaryotic cell does not have genetic material.
in the organelles
in the nucleus
Brief Explanations
Prokaryotic cells lack a nucleus and membrane - bound organelles. Their genetic material (usually a circular DNA molecule) is located in the cytoplasm in a region called the nucleoid. All cells, including prokaryotic cells, have genetic material as it is essential for inheritance and cell function.
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in the cytoplasm