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Biology

The Endosymbiotic Theory of Mitochondrial Evolution

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Mitochondria have their own DNA, which is circular like bacteria's, and they reproduce independently of the cell—strong evidence that they were once free-living organisms.

Why this is interesting

You carry around tiny power plants inside your cells that were once independent bacteria. How did they get there?