THE ORIGIN OF THE CHLOROPLAST is parallel in many ways to the origin of the mitochondrion. Both were a consequence of symbiosis with ancient microorganisms, both involving large gene transfers of the new organelle to the nucleus, and both remained strangely semi-autonomous. And the nucleus itself had a similar bolt-on origin. All the most important organelles of the modern cell.
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022