endosymbiotic theory

English

Noun

endosymbiotic theory (uncountable)

1. (ecology) The theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are organelles of eukaryotic cells, originated as independent organisms.

Related terms

• endosymbiont
• endosymbiosis
• endosymbiotic
• symbiosis
• symbiotic

Translations

the theory that concerns the origins of mitochondria and chloroplasts

• Catalan: teoria endosimbiòtica f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 内共生學說／内共生学说

• Dutch: endosymbiontenhypothese
• Finnish: endosymbioositeoria
• French: hypothèse de l’endosymbiose f, hypothèse endosymbiotique f
• German: Endosymbiontenhypothese
• Greek: ενδοσυμβιοτική θεωρία (endosymviotikí theoría)
• Italian: teoria endosimbiotica f
• Japanese: 細胞内共生説 (さいぼうないきょうせいせつ, saibōnai-kyōseisetsu)
• Korean: 세포내 공생설 (seponae gongsaengseol)
• Latin: hypothesis endosymbiotica
• Norwegian: endosymbiontteorien
• Portuguese: teoria da endossimbiose f
• Russian: тео́рия эндосимбиозная (teórija endosimbioznaja)
• Spanish: hipótesis endosimbiótica f
• Vietnamese: thuyết nội cộng sinh