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Most people are probably already aware, but that’s likely exactly what happened with mitochondria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiogenesis https://en.wikipe
by jtsiskin 6y ago
Most people are probably already aware, but that’s likely exactly what happened with mitochondria: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiogenesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbiogenesis
- gliese1337 6y agoA better example is the mammalian placenta. That actually was enabled by viral genes, while mitochondria developed from free-living organisms.