Exercise · Q6
Q.Mitochondrial DNA is -
(a) Naked
(b) Circular
(c) Double stranded
(d) Each one of the above
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Step 1. Mitochondrial DNA sits as a few coils in the matrix and, like prokaryotic DNA, is not bound to histone proteins, so it is described as naked.
Step 2. It is also circular in shape, again resembling the DNA of the free-living prokaryotes from which mitochondria are thought to have descended (the endosymbiont theory).
Step 3. Like nuclear DNA, it is a double-stranded molecule. …
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