Based on this figure, would you expect all non-plant eukaryotes to have the same mitochondrial genes as all plant mitochondria? Why or why not?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS:
No. Although the origin of mitochondria is the same for all organisms that have one, nuclear transfer has con-tinued independently in different lineages.

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