2007-02-05 13:36:19 · 6 answers · asked by whatsinaname07 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
It was first proposed by Andreas Schimper, but it was confirmed and became popular because of Lynn Margulis.
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2007-02-05 13:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by Miss*Curious 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lynn Margulis proposed the theory of endosymbiosis
2007-02-05 21:51:08 · answer #2 · answered by Zyxel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is generally agreed that certain organelles of the eukaryotic cell, especially mitochondria and plastids such as chloroplasts, originated as bacterial endosymbionts. This theory is called the endosymbiotic theory, confirmed and popularized by Lynn Margulis.
2007-02-05 21:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by Joe D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andreas Schimper in 1883
2007-02-05 21:40:48 · answer #4 · answered by Sam G 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
*Endosymbiotic theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The endosymbiotic theory was first PROPOSED by Andreas Schimper in 1883.
The endosymbiotic HYPOTHESIS was fleshed out and popularized by Lynn Margulis in her 1981 work...
2007-02-05 21:47:53 · answer #5 · answered by HoneyBunny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lynn Margulis. She was the primary person in developing and confirming it. It's now highly popular and is accepted in mainstream science. She had to fight long and hard for its acceptance. My old biology textbook only has like one page on her and the theory, in which time it was only a hypothesis
2007-02-05 21:40:19 · answer #6 · answered by kz 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋