Which of the following arguments is LEAST supported by scientific evidence for the endosymbiotic origin of chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells?
A
Chloroplasts have their own single-stranded DNA similar to prokaryotic DNA that is separate from the nuclear DNA of plant cells.
B
Chloroplasts have a double membrane, and the innermost membrane resembles that of autotrophic prokaryotic cells.
C
Chloroplasts within a plant cell can reproduce by a process that resembles binary fission in prokaryotic cells.
D
Chloroplasts can be replaced using nuclear DNA by the cell if it loses its chloroplasts.