Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337408332
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 18, Problem 12SQ
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Concept introduction: The DNA found in the mitochondrial region of eukaryotic cell is called as mitochondrial DNA. mitochondria are semi-autonomous, containing their own genome, and it gears the replication, protein synthesis., and transcription process of a cell.
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Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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