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Is a mitochondria a bacterial Cell?

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13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Yes, according to the The endosymbiotic theory:

The endosymbiotic theory concerns the mitochondria, plastids (e.g. chloroplasts), and possibly other organelles of eukaryotic Cells. According to this theory, certain organelles originated as free-living bacteria that were taken inside another Cell as endosymbionts. Mitochondria developed from proteobacteria (in particular, Rickettsiales or close relatives) and chloroplasts from cyanobacteria.

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