[VadeRetro]

I see that buried in your incredible spew of ad hominem you managed to answer the question. Yes, mitochondria are internalized symbionts whose ancestors once swam free, then colonialized with larger cells that became prokaryotes, then moved inside the larger cells. They have become so integral that you couldn't twitch your eyelid without their action.

You have lost your sense of wonder. You need to refresh your sense of self-worth pretty often, also, but that's another matter. If you somehow succeed in making the world safe for ID/creationism (because you feel so sorry for the poor picked-on ignorami), the answer to "Why do mitochondria have their own DNA?" becomes "Why should I second-guess Him?"

That bothers me. Yes, I learned all this recently and there it goes on the trash heap.

Doesn't upset you? You who supposedly revere science? Is it because you have a rather elitist view of science as something for a limited priesthood, the rabble being kept definitely out? It always seems to come down to that with your posts. And why do we have to be so exclusive? So the guy who's "happy" to be "tall" (or wishes he was) can imagine himself a little taller.

Try Viagra.

[VadeRetro]

became prokaryotes

Became eukaryotes. Is this proof of God?

[tallhappy]

I see that buried in your incredible spew of ad hominem you managed to answer the question.

It's a what is 1 + 1 type question.

That it is intriguing to you is telling.

[tallhappy]

You have lost your sense of wonder.

I talked about it being trippy.

The trippiest part is the ribosomes. They are small like prokaryotic ribosomes, whereas the main cellulat euk ribosomes are larger (you probably didn't know that -- and I doubt actually understand it).

I hinted to it way back when. You are way toooooooo slow witted and not quite knowledgeable enough.