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Unlike other organelles, chloroplasts and mitochondria contain their own genetic information in the form of:

A) DNA.
B) RNA.
C) purine.
D) pyrimidines

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Chloroplasts and mitochondria contain their own genetic information in the form of DNA
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The answer is A) DNA.
The genetic information of the cell is packed within a nucleus. Unlike other organelles of the cell, chloroplasts and mitochondria have their own genetic information as well in the form of DNA. Mitochondrial DNA is circular in most of the organisms, only some protists, fungi and plants have linear mitochondrial DNA. It contains genes that code for transport RNA, ribosomal subunits, and for other proteins necessary for mitochondrial function. Chloroplast DNA has branched linear form. Chloroplast genes mostly code for proteins involved in photosynthesis.
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