If mitochondria and plastids have there own genetic material and can produce their own proteins then why can they not be independent like cells?

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Mitochondria and chloroplasts are semi autonomous and not fully autonomous, that is, they do depend on the nucleus for some of their functions.

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Assertion Mitochondria and chloroplast are semi- autonomous organelles.
Reason They have their own genetic material which codes for their proteins.

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