What does endosymbiotic mean?
adjective
Relating to or resulting from the symbiotic relationship between organisms, especially the endosymbiotic theory that mitochondria and chloroplasts evolved from bacteria.
Example
"The endosymbiotic relationship between the coral and the algae that live inside it is crucial for the coral's survival."
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