Although most DNA is packaged in chromosomes within the nucleus, mitochondria also have a small amount of their own DNA. This genetic material is known as mitochondrial DNA or mtDNA. Mitochondria (illustration) are structures within cells that convert the energy from food into a form that cells can use.
Diction â A speakerâs (or authorâs) word choice. This term may also refer to the general type or character of language used in speech or in a work of literature.
Top 10 facts about the world. The branch of linguistics known as generative linguistics rests on the idea of a generative grammar, a set of rules that generates an endless variety of sentences that are considered grammatically correct and no sentences that arenât.enerative linguistics assumes that a speaker of a given language has command of certain linguistic knowledge in order to produce correct sentences in that language. Generative linguistics assumes that the human ability for natural language is innate. View slideshow of images above. Watch the Did-You-Know slideshow.