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| Description: (a) According to this concept, modern mitochondria were derived from purple bacteria, also called ?-proteobacteria. Through evolution, their characteristics changed into those found in mitochondria today. (b) A similar phenomenon occurred for chloroplasts, which were derived from cyanobacteria, a bacterium that is capable of photosynthesis.
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