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Q. Mitochondria are related to

Chhattisgarh PMTChhattisgarh PMT 2004

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Mitochondria are related to prokaryotes. Mitochondria are semi autonomous self-replicating; they divide to increase in number. They have a circular chromosome, resembling the chromosomes of prokaryotes but much smaller. It has $70\,S$ ribosomes, which shows similarity with prokaryotic cells. DNA molecules to form mRNA and also replicate.