THE NUCLEUS WAS A VIRUS. “The current interpretation is that the precursor of the eukaryotic nucleus was indeed a huge membrane-covered DNA virus that persistently colonized a prokaryotic host.” Add to that fact that the mitochondria (animal energy cell) was a bacteria, as was the plant chloroplast (the plant powerhouse). All the top cellular jobs taken by our friends the microbes.
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