Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Mitochondria and chloroplasts are described as semi-autonomous organelles. **Reason (R):** They possess their own circular DNA, RNA, and 70S ribosomes, but still depend on the nuclear genome for many of their proteins. In the context of the above statements, which of the following is correct?

Options:

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  • B: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  • C: (A) is true but (R) is false
  • D: (A) is false but (R) is true

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