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E. coli, a type of bacteria, lacks membrane-bound organelles found in eukaryotic cells, such as mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum. Instead, it has a simpler structure, with its genetic material located in a region called the nucleoid, and various functions carried out in the cytoplasm. This absence of organelles is characteristic of prokaryotic cells, which rely on a more direct and efficient metabolic process.

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