ATP synthase enzymes are found in the prokaryotic plasma membrane...

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ATP synthase enzymes are found in the prokaryotic plasma membrane and in the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. What does this suggest about the evolutionary relationship of this eukaryotic organelle to prokaryotes?

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Hello everyone and welcome to today's video. So due to genetic recombination is and just mutations studying genetic evolution can be quite a challenging feeds the mitochondria in a rain brain however is loaded with this enzyme called ATP which is essential in a teepee production. So what makes a teepee synthes containing the mitochondria ideal for studying evolution? I want you to recall from previous videos. A very important fact regarding the mitochondria and on top of producing energy for ourselves. It is also able to store D. N. A. And something very important for this D. N. A. Story in the mitochondria is that it does not mutate as fast as nuclear DNA. So now that we know this, let's think about this question in the following way here we have a T. P synthesis and we're studying it now. What is a T. P synthesis? It's an enzyme or a protein and ultimately proteins come from DNA. So by studying eight Pecent we're getting a look at the DNA held within the mitochondria. Now since the mitochondrial DNA does not mutate as fast as nuclear DNA then it will be very similar. Two or ancestors. DNA. Now looking over answer choices, answer choice a actually looks a lot like what we're talking about here because it can have features over ancestors. Now since the mitochondrial DNA does not mutate as fast as our nuclear D. N. A. Then it can have these features that we're looking for in our ancestors and it can better help us study genetic evolution. This is the final answer to our question and I really hope this video helped you.

ATP synthase enzymes are found in the prokaryotic plasma membrane and in the inner membrane of a mitochondrion. What does this suggest about the evolutionary relationship of this eukaryotic organelle to prokaryotes?

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