Question 49

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Indicate true (T) and false (F) statements below regarding the genetic systems of mitochondria and chloroplasts. Your answer would be a four-letter string composed of letters T and F only, e.g. TFTT.
( ) Most proteins in these organelles are encoded by the organelle's genome.
( ) Mammalian mtDNA can make up less than 1% of the total cellular DNA.
( ) In some highly specialized animal cells, mtDNA can comprise as much as 99% of the cellular DNA.
( ) The genetic systems of these organelles are most similar to extremophilic archaea.

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The genetic systems of mitochondria an...

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