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Vertical DNA transfer from endosymbiotic relationship observed in vertebrate species

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Vertical DNA transfer from endosymbiotic relationship observed in vertebrate species
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RE: Vertical DNA transfer from endosymbiotic relationship observed in vertebrate species
May 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm
(May 11, 2011 at 6:20 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Isn't science magnificent, Pap? As opposed to that stupid bible shit.

Yep!

(May 11, 2011 at 6:39 pm)Chuck Wrote: Didn't mitochondria start out as endosymbiant with vertical gene transfer?

That’s what endosymbiotic theory says. However that happened between bacteria, and while endosymbiotic relationships are fairly common between bacteria and even between bacteria and non-vertebrates, this is thought to be a first at the cellular level in a vertebrate species.
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RE: Vertical DNA transfer from endosymbiotic relationship observed in vertebrate species - by popeyespappy - May 11, 2011 at 6:49 pm

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