Endosymbiont or host: who drove mitochondrial and plastid evolution?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The recognition that mitochondria and plastids are derived from alphaproteobacterial and cyanobacterial endosymbionts, respectively, was one of the greatest advances in modern evolutionary biology. Researchers have yet however to provide detailed cell biological...

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Main Authors: Bhattacharya Debashish, Gross Jeferson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-02-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/6/1/12