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Doubt it. Cellular endosymbiosis has happened lots of times on Earth. Besides the common algae symbiosis, I once read a paper that contained a casual reference
by andrewflnr 6y ago
Doubt it. Cellular endosymbiosis has happened lots of times on Earth. Besides the common algae symbiosis, I once read a paper that contained a casual reference to dinoflagellate-based organnelles in a larger cell. And dinoflagellates are eukaryotes themselves!
- sampo 6y agoHere's a paper that explains 3 levels of endosymbiosis. A living inside B living inside C living inside D. https://www.pnas.org/content/99/18/11558 https://www.pnas.org/content/99/18/11558
- andrewflnr 6y agoGood find. I might have actually remembered the dinoflagellates on the wrong side of the endosymbiosis relationship in my example (this is either similar to our the same as the one I read). The broader point stands. :)
- andrewflnr 6y agoCounterpoint from unthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25204886 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25204886