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How did animal cells acquire mitochondria​

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Mitochondria originated by a endosymbiotic event when a bacterium was captured by a eukaryotic cell. Two changes must have occurred as the bacterium became integrated into the recipient cell and evolved into the mitochondrion (or chloroplast).
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Mitochondria originated by a endosymbiotic event when a bacterium was captured by a eukaryotic cell. ... Two changes must have occurred as the bacterium became integrated into the recipient cell and evolved into the mitochondrion (or chloroplast).

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