In: Biology
Compare bacterial chromosome and plasmids based on the following
criteria:
Criteria Chromosome Plasmid
Number -------------------------------- -- --------------------------
Type of gene present ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------
Purpose /function ----------------------------------------------
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| 
 Criteria  | 
 Bacterial chromosome  | 
 Bacterial plasmid  | 
| 
 Number  | 
  | 
  | 
| 
 Type of genes present  | 
 antibiotic resistance genes, transgenes and reporter genes  | 
  | 
| 
 Purpose/function  | 
  | 
  |