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NDA 2 2024 GAT, question 52

Topic: Biology

Q52

Which of the following two cell organelles have their own genetic material ?

  1. (a) Endoplasmic reticulum and plastids
  2. (b) Endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria
  3. (c) Mitochondria and plastidsCorrect answer
  4. (d) Lysosomes and Golgi apparatus

Solution.

Answer: (c) Mitochondria and plastids

  1. Mitochondria and plastids have their own DNA and ribosomes, consistent with their endosymbiotic ancestry.
  2. The other listed organelles do not form this pair of independently DNA-containing organelles.