One explanation for organelle inheritance of disease phenotypes is that ________
A) organelles such as mitochondria are always wild type
B) chloroplasts, for example, are completely dependent on the nuclear genome for components
C) mitochondria and chloroplasts lack DNA and are therefore dependent on the maternal cytoplasmic contributions
D) mitochondria and chloroplasts have DNA that is subject to mutation
E) None of the answers listed are correct.
Answer: D
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