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Examine the figure

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a. Is this structure present in animal cell or plant cell?


b. Can these be passed on to the progeny? How?


c. Name the metabolic processes taking place in the places marked (1) and (2).


(a) This structure is present in plant cell. (b) Chloroplast has the ability to self-replicate and hence it can be passed on to the progeny. (c) (1) shows dark reaction and (2) shows the site of replication of chloroplast.


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