On the origin of mitochondria: a multilayer network approach

Backgound The endosymbiotic theory is widely accepted to explain the origin of mitochondria from a bacterial ancestor. While ample evidence supports the intimate connection of Alphaproteobacteria to the mitochondrial ancestor, pinpointing its closest relative within sampled Alphaproteobacteria is st...

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Main Authors: Dérick Gabriel F. Borges, Daniel S. Carvalho, Gilberto C. Bomfim, Pablo Ivan P. Ramos, Jerzy Brzozowski, Aristóteles Góes-Neto, Roberto Andrade, Charbel El-Hani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2023-01-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/14571.pdf