Assertion: individual mitochondrion | /r/CapableOf | control its own replication
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text: Interpretation of these data on modern mitochondria begin with the recognition that the higher level unit of evolution (the host cell plus the clonal mitochondrial population) cannot control variant mitochondria as long as the individual mitochondrion can control its own replication and energy allocation (i.e., in the cytoplasmic environment, individual selection on the symbiont will always be stronger than group selection).