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Biochemistry Molecular Genetics 629939d5

Choose the true statement about mit DNA:

A
Few mutation compared to nuclear DNA
B
It has 3x109 base pairs
C
It receives 23 chromosomes from each parent
D
It codes for less than 20% of the proteins involved in respiratory chain
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Ans. D. It codes for less than 20% of the proteins involved in respiratory chainIn ETC there are around 67 subunits, out it 13 proteins are coded by Mit DNA, which comes around 19%.Mitochondrial DNA has high mutation rate almost 5 to 10 times that of nuclear DNA.It has 16,569 bpMitochondrial DNA has maternal inheritance

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