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The presence of DNA in mitochondria and ...

The presence of DNA in mitochondria and chloroplast supports the hypothesis that

A

Mitochondria and chloroplast both originated as independent free-living organisms

B

Glycolysis occurs in mitochondria and chloroplast both

C

ATP is produced in mitochondria and chloroplast both

D

Mitochondria and chloroplast undergo meiosis and mitosis independent of the nucleus

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The endosymbiotic hypothesis for the origin of mitochondria and chloroplast was proposed by Altman and Schimper. It suggests that mitochondria are descended from specialized bacteria that survived endocytosis by another species of prokaryotes or someother cell type and became incorporated into the cytoplasm.
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