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I believe that mitochondria and chloroplast both were originally independent single celled organisms.

So kind of funny that, chloroplast is being "stolen" again by this sea slug.



Chloroplasts are but one variety of plastids. Assimilation has occurred multiple times.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastid


Yes, it is funny that biological history repeats itself.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiogenesis




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