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Scientists have suggested that organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts are similar to one another as a result of the endosymbiotic theory. Why is this

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Answer: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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