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1 month ago

Dominant contribution of Asgard archaea to eukaryogenesis - Nature

Mitochondrial endosymbiosis triggered cellular reorganization producing eukaryotic complexity; LECA already possessed mitochondria and combined archaeal and bacterial genes.
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2 months ago

Dated gene duplications elucidate the evolutionary assembly of eukaryotes - Nature

Eukaryotes originated via an evolutionary merger between an Asgard archaeal host and an alphaproteobacterial endosymbiont, with debate over timing and additional partners.
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