What is the endosymbiotic hypothesis about the origin of mitochondria?
It is presumed that mitochondria were primitive aerobic prokaryotes that were engulfed in mutualism by primitive anaerobic eukaryotes, receiving protection from these beings and offering energy to them. This hypothesis is called the endosymbiotic hypothesis on the origin of mitochondria.The hypothesis is strengthened by some molecular evidence such as the fact that mitochondria have their own
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