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minus-squareAremel@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up25·6 days agoMitochondria have thier own DNA, and I think that is the reason for that theory.
minus-squareEtherWhack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 days agoIIRC it’s because mitochondria have their DNA and keep it stored in a circular form similar to bacteria. I think also plants having chloroplasts, while animals have mitochondria adds more evidence, given that they are very similar structures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_chromosome
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 days agonote that plants have both mitochondria and chloroplasts, while animals have only mitochondria
minus-squareObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 days agoYes! It was something like that. It’s been a few years since I took that biology class but that sounds right.
Mitochondria have thier own DNA, and I think that is the reason for that theory.
IIRC it’s because mitochondria have their DNA and keep it stored in a circular form similar to bacteria. I think also plants having chloroplasts, while animals have mitochondria adds more evidence, given that they are very similar structures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_chromosome
note that plants have both mitochondria and chloroplasts, while animals have only mitochondria
Yes! It was something like that. It’s been a few years since I took that biology class but that sounds right.