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The connection between the three observations for reviewing connections between them:
Recent research has shown that apicoplasts (unusual organelle present in Plasmodium) are derived from chloroplasts via secondary endosymbiosis and have a large number of genes related to chloroplast DNA.
Glyphosate is a herbicide works by poisoning an enzyme located in chloroplasts.
Researcher biologists are testing the hypothesis that glyphosate could be used as an antimalarial drug in humans.
Introduction:
The Plasmodium is responsible for causing malaria in humans. The apicoplast of Plasmodium is derived from chloroplast via secondary endosymbiosis. The wide range of chloroplast genes is present in the apicoplast of Plasmodium.
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