"Serial endosymbiosis" is a hypothesis for the origin of eukaryotes consisting of a sequence of endosymbiotic events where organelles like mitochondria and chloroplasts were derived from small prokaryotes that had been engulfed.
La "serial endosymbiosis" es una hipótesis sobre el origen de los eucariotas que involucra una secuencia de eventos endosimbióticos, donde orgánulos como mitocondrias y cloroplastos se derivaron de pequeños procariotas engullidos.
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| Back | A hypothesis for the origin of eukaryotes consisting of a sequence of endosymbiotic events in which mitochondria, chloroplasts, and perhaps other cellular structures were derived from small prokaryotes that had been engulfed by larger cells. |
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