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| Subject | documentation | is a kind of |
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| Microorganism | An Organism that can be seen only with the aid of a microscope | Organism |
| Archaeon | Archaea are characterized by: 1. the presence of characteristic tRNAs and ribosomal RNAs, 2. the absence of peptidoglycan cell walls, 3. the presence of ether-linked lipids built from branched-chain subunits, and 4. their occurrence in unusual habitats. While archaea resemble Bacteria in morphology and genomic organization, they resemble eukarya in their method of genomic replication | Microorganism |
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