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The endosymbiotic theory provides an explanation for the origin of chloroplast. What trait of chloroplasts supports this explanation

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Answer: they have their own DNA :)

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Chloroplasts share separate DNA compared to cell's DNA, proving that chloroplasts were separate organisms until they were absorbed and integrated into another cell (organism).
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