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Ploidy counts sets of chromosomes; DNA amount counts material. Let $n$ be the number of chromosomes in one complete set and $C$ the DNA amount of one unreplicated set. For the ordinary diploid model, read each row per completed cell nucleus, not as a total across all products:

In the illustrated $n=2$ example, the starting biological cell has four chromosomes. DNA replication gives eight chromatids, organized into four replicated chromosomes. Each product of meiosis I has two replicated chromosomes, hence four chromatids; each final product has two unreplicated chromosomes. Across completed products, $2(2C)=4C$ after meiosis I and $4(C)=4C$ after meiosis II: division redistributes the replicated DNA. A haploid cell nucleus can therefore have $2C$ without becoming diploid.

Mitosis allocates copied chromosomes to daughter cell nuclei. The spindle apparatus aligns sister chromatids before separation in anaphase.

A nucleoid is the region occupied by chromosome DNA in a prokaryotic biological cell. It has no surrounding nuclear envelope, but its DNA is organized rather than freely spread at random. See OpenStax Biology 2e, 4.2: the nucleoid.

A plasmid is a DNA element capable of replication separately from the main chromosomes of its host. Engineered plasmids can carry genes for genetic transformation and functional complementation.