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Extranuclear inheritance is a consequence of presence of genes in

component of the cell cell and cell organelles cell organelles cell: the unit of life biology cell as structural and functional unit basics of cell

  1. Lysosomes and ribosomes

  2. Mitochondria and chloroplasts

  3. Endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria

  4. Ribosomes and chloroplast

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
DNA and RNA is the genetic material that carries information from one generation to another. Apart from this genetic material in the nucleus, the cytoplasm also contributes to the inheritance of some characters. Such characters are cytoplasmic inherited characters and this phenomenon is called as cytoplasmic inheritance. It is also called extra nuclear inheritance, because in this type of inheritance factors lies outside the nucleus of the cell. The cytoplasm contains various cell organelles including mitochondria, chloroplast are regarded as semi-autonomous as they contain their own genetic material-DNA. Hence cytoplasmic inheritance involves inheritance of mitochondrial DNA and/or chloroplast DNA.
So, the correct answer is 'Mitochondria and chloroplasts'.

Which of the following is an incorrect statement about the possible endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts and mitochondria?

component of the cell cell and cell organelles cell organelles cell: the unit of life biology cell as structural and functional unit basics of cell

  1. They are of appropriate size to be descendants of bacteria

  2. They contain their own genome and produce all their own proteins

  3. They contain circular DNA molecules not associated with histones

  4. Their membranes have enzymes and transport systems that resemble those found in the plasma membranes of prokaryotes

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Correct Option: B