Plastid origin: who, when and why?

The origin of plastids is best explained by endosymbiotic theory, which dates back to the early 1900s. Three lines of evidence based on protein import machineries and molecular phylogenies of eukaryote (host) and cyanobacterial (endosymbiont) genes point to a single origin of primary plastids, a uni...

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Main Authors: Chuan Ku, Mayo Roettger, Verena Zimorski, Shijulal Nelson-Sathi, Filipa L. Sousa, William F. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Botanical Society 2014-12-01
Series:Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae
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Online Access:https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/4284