NEET Biology Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : DNA found in mitochondria and chloroplast are called prochromosome. Reason : They are similar to prokaryotic chromosome.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Prokaryotic chromosome (prochromosome) consists of a naked double strand of DNA, that is the DNA is not associated with histone proteins. DNA is not linear but is circular with no free ends. DNAs of mitochondria and chloroplast resembles prokaryotic chromosome and are, therefore, called organelle prochromosome.


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