The Pre-Endosymbiont Hypothesis: A New Perspective on the Origin and Evolution of Mitochondria

The Pre-Endosymbiont Hypothesis: A New Perspective on the Origin and Evolution of Mitochondria

 

Michael W. Gray 

doi: 10.1101/cshperspect.a016097

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Somewhat disconcertingly, as more data have become available, we find ourselves considerably less certain about key aspects of how mitochondria originated than we were (or thought we were) several decades ago.