Which statement describes evidence in support of the endosymbiont theory?
A)The sequence of mitochondrial rRNA genes are most similar to the rRNA genes in purple bacteria.
B)Mitochondrial and chloroplast DNA is organized into nucleosomes.
C)Mitochondria and chloroplasts have genes that allow them to live independently.
D)Mitochondria, chloroplasts, and cytoplasmic translation are inhibited by antibiotics such as chloramphenicol.

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The similarity between mitochondrial rRNA genes and those of purple bacteria supports the idea that mitochondria originated from an ancestral symbiotic relationship with bacteria.

Which Statement Describes Evidence in Support of the Endosymbiont Theory