NUCLEUS IS OF VIRAL ORIGIN? “I contend that the cell nucleus itself is of viral origin. The nucleus may have evolved from a persisting large DNA virus that made a permanent home within prokaryotes.” This has support In sequences of DNA polymerase genes but remains debated.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=are-viruses-alive-2004&page=3
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022