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Explain the endosymbiotic theory of the origin of eukaryotic cells in your own words.

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Explanation: The endosymbiotic theory states that some of the organelles in today's eukaryotic cells were once prokaryotic microbes. ... They eventually lost their cell wall and much of their DNA because they were not of benefit within the host cell. Mitochondria and chloroplasts cannot grow outside their host cell

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