Haryana PMT Haryana PMT Solved Paper-2010

  • question_answer
    Extranuclear DNA (genes) are located in

    A)  lysosomes and chloroplasts

    B)  Golgi complex and ribosomes

    C)  chloroplasts and mitochondria

    D)  ribosomes and mirorhondna

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    Cytoplasmic genes, ie, plasmogens, cytogenes extranuclear genes or extrachromosomal genes are locaied in the cytoplasm or outside of the nucleus. The term plasmon is used to the sum total of genes present in the cytoplasm of a cell, while the term plastome is used to the genes found in the plasrids of a cell. Similarly, the term chondrion is used to the sum total of genes present in the mitochondria of a cell. All the   available   evidence   indicate   that extranuclear genes (DNA) are located in mitochondria and plastids of a cell.


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