Curr Biol January 2009 PMID 19174147

The puzzle of plastid evolution.

John M Archibald

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Abstract in brief

  • The origin and spread of plastids in eukaryotic evolution is complex and not yet fully understood, making it a significant research challenge.
  • Recent discoveries of diverse photosynthetic and nonphotosynthetic protist lineages indicate that the classification of higher-level eukaryotes may need to be restructured.
  • New models involving ancient secondary and tertiary endosymbiosis are being proposed to better explain the wide variety of photosynthetic eukaryotes and their plastid evolution.]

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Kamal (卡馬爾) (@kamalmdm.bsky.social)
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The Puzzle of Plastid Evolution https://t.co/5phc7sH6yt

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Archibald, J. M. The puzzle of plastid evolution. Current Biology 19, R81–R88 (2009) doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.11.067. Baurain, D. et al.

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