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If an animal cell does not contain nucleus will it have chromosomes?

The answer is no but doesn’t mitochondria have DNA so won’t they have chromosomes?

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The answer for the first question is not no.
Prokaryotes (meaning 'before nucleus') are cells without a definite nucleus. The DNAfloats in the cytoplasm and they divide through mitosis.
As we can see that an animal cell without nucleus can also have chromosomes, the second question holds no importance.

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