Answer:
A nucleoid is how the hereditary information is carried in prokaryotic cells.
Explanation:
A nucleoid is a prokaryote-specific organelle that contains the genetic information in prokaryotic cells. It is not present in eukaryotic organelles, where the nucleus holds the genetic information.
A nucleoid differs from a nucleus, because it is not surrounded by a nuclear envelope. It is also irregularly shaped.
The nucleoid is not a complex of DNA bound to proteins, the term used to describe a DNA/protein complex is called chromatin.
A nucleoid can be described as how the hereditary information (the DNA) is carried in prokaryotic cells.
