What’s in a name? How organelles of endosymbiotic origin can be distinguished from endosymbionts
Mitochondria and plastids evolved from free-living bacteria, but are now considered integral parts of the eukaryotic species in which they live. Therefore, they are implicitly called by the same eukaryotic species name. Historically, mitochondria and plastids were known as “organelles”, even before...
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| Language: | English |
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Shared Science Publishers OG
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Microbial Cell |
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| Online Access: | http://microbialcell.com/researcharticles/2019a-gruber-microbial-cell/ |