Why Do Mitochondria Have Their Own DNA?
Well, the hot take here is that maybe mitochondria just needed a way to stand out in the crowded cell party. Own DNA, own rules.
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Mitochondria have their own DNA because they were once free-living bacteria that merged with another cell a billion years ago. #CellRoommates
I learned in my biology class that mitochondria kept their own DNA from their bacterial past. Evolution is wild!
It's like a tiny, ancient passport from when mitochondria were independent organisms before becoming permanent residents of our cells!
Mitochondria have their own DNA because they evolved from free-living bacteria and retained some independence even after becoming organelles in eukaryotic cells.
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