Endosymbiosis
A mechanism of cellular evolution.
12/31/2008
Serial Endosymbiosis Theory (SET)
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Serial Endosymbiotic Theory proposes that "symbiotic consortiums" of prokaryotic cells were the ancestors of eukaryotic cells. I...
Diagrams of endosymbiotic cells
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Symplified diagrams of serial phagocytosis of purple and photosynthetic bacteria, leading to primary* endosymbiotic accommodations. (adapt...
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Secondary endosymbiosis
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Secondary endosymbiosis and nucleomorph genome evolution : modified: The plastids ( chloroplasts ) of photosynthetic eukaryotes are the pro...
Endosymbiotic transfers
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Right - click to enlarge image: Proposed endosymbiotic transfer events between the three Domains and the six Kingdoms of Life. Both the...
Endosymbiotic Gene Transfer
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Proteins encoded by mitochondrial DNA do not account for all of the proteins found in mitochondria. Endosymbiotic prokaryotes are believed ...
Evidence for Endosymbiosis
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Abundant evidence has been found for endosymbiosis: 1. Mitochondria and chloroplasts are similar in size and morphology to bacterial prokary...
Mitochondrial origins
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The eukaryotic mitochondrion (pl. mitochondria) is the 'power house of the cell. An outer membrane, similar in composition to the plas...
History of ideas concerning endosymbiosis
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1883 ~ AFW Schimper noted that the plastids of plant cells resembled free-living Cyanobacteria. 1905 ~ Mereschkowsky proposed a reticulated ...
1/01/2008
Atheist Symblogosis
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Gray Matters Adeistic Avidity Eine Kleine Nattermusing eMusings eVolition Galaria Godspell Follies MetaThoughts Mimble Wimble Naturalism Neo...
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