Which of the Following Have Multipartite Genomes

Question

Which of the following have multipartite genomes?
A) Borrelia spp.
B) Escherichia spp.
C) Bacillus spp.
D) Chlamydia spp.
E) Mycobacterium spp.

Accepted Answer

Multipartite genomes are those consisting of multiple linear or circular segments of DNA. Borrelia spp. have linear plasmids and linear chromosomes, while Chlamydia spp. have a chromosome and multiple small plasmids. Escherichia spp., Bacillus spp., and Mycobacterium spp. have single chromosomes and plasmids.