A Biologist observes an organelle in a Paramecium that she has never seen before. She records the results from her analysis of the organelle. Which of her observations below does NOT support her hypothesis that the organelle evolved through endosymbiosis?

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A Biologist observes an organelle in a  Paramecium  that she has never seen before. She records the results from her analysis of the organelle. Which of her observations below does NOT support her hypothesis that the organelle evolved through endosymbiosis?

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The organelle is bound by a single membrane that has a eukaryotic composition

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Ribosomes within the organelle resemble prokaryotic ribosomes

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The organelle contains circular DNA

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The phylogenetic analysis of the DNA show similarities to prokaryote phylogeny.

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