Why is a variegated plant considered heteroplasmic? O The plant has mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAS distributed amongst the cells in different ratios. The plant has only two types of cells, one with only mutant chloroplast DNAS and one with only wild-type chloroplast DNAS. O All of the plant's cells have mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAS. All of the plant's cells have mitochondria and chloroplasts.
Why is a variegated plant considered heteroplasmic? O The plant has mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAS distributed amongst the cells in different ratios. The plant has only two types of cells, one with only mutant chloroplast DNAS and one with only wild-type chloroplast DNAS. O All of the plant's cells have mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAS. All of the plant's cells have mitochondria and chloroplasts.
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Why is a variegated plant considered heteroplasmic?
O The plant has mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAS distributed amongst the cells in different ratios.
O The plant has only two types of cells, one with only mutant chloroplast DNAS and one with only wild-type chloroplast DNAS.
O All of the plant's cells have mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAS.
O All of the plant's cells have mitochondria and chloroplasts.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fffdcabf9-292f-4966-b855-5c60442e2ad4%2Fc7e5fcc7-6479-4aec-8626-052ced42abcb%2Ft2eg7vd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
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Why is a variegated plant considered heteroplasmic?
O The plant has mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAS distributed amongst the cells in different ratios.
O The plant has only two types of cells, one with only mutant chloroplast DNAS and one with only wild-type chloroplast DNAS.
O All of the plant's cells have mutant and wild-type chloroplast DNAS.
O All of the plant's cells have mitochondria and chloroplasts.
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