The profound differences between eucaryotic and procaryotic cells have stimulated much discussion about how the more complex eucaryotic cell arose. Some biologists believe the original ‘protoeucaryote’ was a large, aerobic archaeon or bacterium that formed mitochondria, chloroplasts, and nuclei when it plasma membrane invaginated and enclosed genetic material in a double membrane. Theorganelles could then [...]
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