Which feature of mitochondria provides the least amount of information about their endosymbiotic origins?
A)Circular chromosome
B)Mode of replication
C)Independent replication
D)Phospholipids in the membranes

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While the presence of phospholipids in the membranes of mitochondria is a characteristic of prokaryotes, it is also a characteristic of eukaryotic cells in general and does not provide direct information about the endosymbiotic origins of mitochondria. The other options (circular chromosome, mode of replication, independent replication) are all specific characteristics of prokaryotes that mitochondria inherited from their bacterial ancestors, providing more direct evidence for their endosymbiotic origins.

Which Feature of Mitochondria Provides the Least Amount of Information