FROM SYMBIOSIS TO ORGANELLE. “Reductive evolution of endosymbionts can yield bacteria with tiny genomes consisting of 150–200 genes and lacking some essential genes such as those encoding several aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, which is suggestive of an ongoing transition to an organelle state.” A snapshot in real time of how mitochondria and chloroplasts evolved.
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022