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Give possible reasons to call mitochondria & chloroplast as semi – autonomous organelles.

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Mitochondria & chloroplasts are considered as semi – autonomoius organelle due to following facts.

1. Both mitochondria & chloroplasts have their own DNA, which can replicate independently. 

2. They have their own ribosomes by which they self-synthesize same of their proteins without depending on cellular DNA.

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