endosymbiotic theory
English
Noun
endosymbiotic theory (uncountable)
- (ecology) The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are organelles of eukaryotic cells, originated as independent organisms.
Related terms
- endosymbiont
- endosymbiosis
- endosymbiotic
- symbiosis
- symbiotic
Translations
the theory that concerns the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts
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