endosymbiosis


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en·do·sym·bi·o·sis

 (ĕn′dō-sĭm′bē-ō′sĭs, -bī-)
n.
A symbiotic association in which one or more organisms live inside another, such as bacteria in human intestines.
en′do·sym′bi·ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk) adj.
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endosymbiosis

(ˌɛndəʊˌsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs)
n
(Botany) a type of symbiosis in which one organism lives inside the other, the two typically behaving as a single organism. It is believed to be the means by which such organelles as mitochondria and chloroplasts arose within eukaryotic cells
ˌendoˌsymbiˈotic adj
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en•do•sym•bi•o•sis

(ˌɛn doʊˌsɪm biˈoʊ sɪs, -baɪ-)

n.
symbiosis in which one symbiont lives within the body of the other.
[1935–40]
en`do•sym′bi•ont (-ˌɒnt)
en`do•sym`bi•ot′ic (-ˈɒt ɪk) adj.
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Translations
endosymbiose
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