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Why might we predict that the organization of eukaryotic genetic material will be more complex than that of viruses orbacteria?
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They have a nucleus and other specialized structures, called organelles, that carry out different functions. Viruses and bacteria, on the other hand, are simpler and do not have these structures. Show more…
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