English Explanatory Dictionary

endosymbiotic theory

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are organelles of eukaryotic cells, originated as independent organisms.

Word forms

endosymbiotic theory

Related words

endosymbiont endosymbiosis endosymbiotic symbiosis symbiotic
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