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Which of these organelles possess a single circular DNA molecule?(a) Golgi apparatus(b) Peroxisome(c) Lysosome(d) MitochondriaThis question was posed to me at a job interview.Question is from Eukaryotic Cells and it’s Organelles topic in chapter Cell : The Unit of Life of Biology – Class 11

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The correct answer is (d) Mitochondria

The BEST explanation: Apart from the genomic DNA present inside the NUCLEUS, the mitochondria POSSESSES its own GENETIC MATERIAL in the form of a single circular DNA molecule. This DNA codes for some mitochondrial proteins.



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