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Which of the following is not a piece of molecular evidence supporting the endosymbiotic theory? 

A. Some organelles divide by fission just like bacteria.B. The mitochondria and chloroplasts are much different in structure than bacteria.C. Ribosomes of some organelles are like that of those found in bacteria.D. Mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA is similar to bacterial DNA.

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the one that is not a piece of molecular evidence supporting the endosymbiotic theory is : B. the mitochondria and chloroplasts are much different in structure in bacteria. It's the other way around, the structure is actually pretty similar. Bacteria's structure consist of ribosomes, chromosomes, and plasmids, which contains water, enzymes, and several nutrients needed for cell's acitivity
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