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Why do organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA?(1 point)
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They used to be free-living prokaryotes that functioned as unicellular organisms.
They used to be free-living prokaryotes that functioned as unicellular organisms.
They are responsible for their own replication and division inside the cell.
They are responsible for their own replication and division inside the cell.
All organelles have their own DNA, and these two demonstrate that property.
All organelles have their own DNA, and these two demonstrate that property.
DNA is used to code for proteins, which these organelles synthesize.
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They used to be free-living prokaryotes that functioned as unicellular organisms. This is explained by the endosymbiotic theory — mitochondria and chloroplasts descended from bacteria and retained some of their own DNA.
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