NEETBiologyCell the Unit of LifeMCQ+4 / −1
Select the wrong statement from the following:
- AThe chloroplasts are generally much larger than mitochondria
- BBoth chloroplasts and mitochondria contain DNA
- CBoth chloroplasts and mitochondria contain an inner and an outer membrane
- DBoth chloroplasts and mitochondria have an internal compartment, the thylakoid space bounded by the thylakoid membrane
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Correct answer: D
Both mitochondria and chloroplast are semiautonomous organelles. They have their own DNA which produces its own, mRNA, tRNA and rRNA. These organelles also possess their own ribosomes and hence are able to synthesise some of their proteins.
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