Biology: Concepts and Investigations
Biology: Concepts and Investigations
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ISBN: 9781260259049
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG
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The evidence that mitochondria and chloroplasts descended from simpler cells engulfed long ago.

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Endosymbiont theory proposes that both mitochondria and chloroplasts were once free-living bacteria that were engulfed by ancient bacteria. The aerobic bacteria became mitochondria of the today’s eukaryotic cells while the photosynthetic cyanobacteria became chloroplasts of today’s plant cells.

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