Why is a variegated plant considered heteroplasmic?
A) The plant has mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAs distributed amongst the cells in different ratios.
B) The plant has only two types of cells, one with only mutant chloroplast DNAs and one with only wild-type chloroplast DNAs.
C) All of the plant's cells have mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAs.
D) All of the plant's cells have mitochondria and chloroplasts.
A) The plant has mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAs distributed amongst the cells in different ratios.
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a. true b. false
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