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New sequencing technologies leads to the evidence that both mitochondrial and plastid DNA are more similar to bacterial DNA.
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Testing the two hypotheses (1 of 4)
Comparing the evidence for two opposing hypotheses.
Testing the two hypotheses (2 of 4)
Examining the evidence for two hypotheses: the endosymbiotic or step-by-step origins of mitochondria, plastids, and tubule organelles.