Describe how mitochondria came to exist within our modern-day eukaryotic cells.

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anonymous · Answer

Mitochondria possess their own genome and are hypothesized to have been a sort of bacteria that somehow became incorporated into the cytoplasm of larger cells. Mitochondria are able to respirate in this environment, which is advantageous

shrutipande9 · Answer

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiogenesis

anonymous · Answer

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shrutipande9 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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yolo_king · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

My bad, i was reading the link @shrutipande9 gave me. I didn't forget to give one of you a medal

anonymous · Answer

@YOLO_KING  medal for medal???