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Aren't mitochondria captive cells from early evolutionary times? I googled and from nature.com "Mitochondria and chloroplasts likely evolved from engulfed proka
by peter_retief 7y ago
Aren't mitochondria captive cells from early evolutionary times?
I googled and from nature.com
"Mitochondria and chloroplasts likely evolved from engulfed prokaryotes that once lived as independent organisms. At some point, a eukaryotic cell engulfed an aerobic prokaryote, which then formed an endosymbiotic relationship with the host eukaryote, gradually developing into a mitochondrion."