A eukaryotic cell organelle is found to have its own DNA and to make some of its own ribosomes.It also can make some protein without the help of DNA in the cell's nucleus.Propose an explanation for the origin of this organelle.

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The description matches the endosymbiotic theory, which suggests that some organelles, like mitochondria and chloroplasts, originated as free-living bacteria that entered into a symbiotic relationship with early eukaryotic cells, eventually becoming organelles within those cells.

A Eukaryotic Cell Organelle Is Found to Have Its Own