Endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria and plastids

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Key Evidence supporting an endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria and plastids:

1. Similarities in inner membrane structures and functions (what does this mean?!)
2. division is similar in these organelles and some prokaryotes?
3. these organisms transcribe and translate their own DNA
4. Their ribosomes are more similar to prokaryotic than eukaryotic ribosomes.

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