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Can chloroplasts self replicate

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Answer:

They can self replicate

Step-by-step explanation:

Chloroplasts contain their own genetic material as DNA and ribosomes. The plastid DNA possess genes which produce the proteins necessary for the functioning of plastids. They can self-replicate and form more copies of them.

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