Everyone knows that mitochondria are the “powerhouse” of the cell, but they do more than just make ATP. Did you know that without mitochondria, eukaryotes and multicellular life would never have evolved? Also, the mitochondria may have been responsible for the origins of sexual reproduction, two sexes, aging, and programmed cell death! In this video learn the important roles mitochondria have in our cells, their importance for eukaryotic evolution, and the real story of endosymbiosis. To give you a hint, phagocytosis, or one cell engulfing another cell, did not happen in the origins of eukaryotes, find out why in this video
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What you didn't know about the evolution and importance of mitochondria
