An organelle in the animal cell which contains its own DNA, other than the nucleus is ___

mitochondria

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Chloroplast

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Lysosome

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Golgi apparatus

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Solution

The correct option is A mitochondria
Mitochondria is a double membrane-bound cell organelle. It is present in all eukaryotic cells including the plant and the animal cell. It plays an important role in cellular respiration and also has its own DNA. In plant cells, both chloroplast and mitochondria contain their own DNA.

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