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Asseration : DNA found in mitochondria a...

Asseration : 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

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DNA found in mitochondria and chloroplast is similar to prokaryotic chromosome i.e. it has circular DNA, 70S ribosome. That’s why it is also called as prochromosome.
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