Plastids and mitochondria each arose from a single endosymbiotic event and share many
similarities in how they were reduced and integrated with their host. However, the …

Plastids (chloroplasts) have long been recognized to have originated by endosymbiosis of a
cyanobacterium, but their subsequent evolutionary history has proved complex because …

Mitochondrial gene content is highly variable across extant eukaryotes. The number of
mitochondrial protein genes varies from 3 to 67, while tRNA gene content varies from 0 to …

The discovery of a nonphotosynthetic plastid in malaria and other apicomplexan parasites
has sparked a contentious debate about its evolutionary origin. Molecular data have led to …

Discovery of a relict chloroplast (the apicoplast) in malarial parasites presented new
opportunities for drug development. The apicoplast–although no longer photosynthetic–is …

A comprehensive understanding of the origin and spread of plastids remains an important
yet elusive goal in the field of eukaryotic evolution. Combined with the discovery of new …

The malaria parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, harbours a relict plastid known as the
'apicoplast'. The discovery of the apicoplast ushered in an exciting new prospect for drug …

By synthesizing data from individual gene phylogenies, large concatenated gene trees, and
other kinds of molecular, morphological, and biochemical markers, we begin to see the …

The human cell is a symbiosis of two life forms, the nucleus-cytosol and the mitochondrion.
The nucleus-cytosol emphasizes structure and its genes are Mendelian, whereas the …

The photosynthetic organelle of algae and plants (the plastid) traces its origin to a primary
endosymbiotic event in which a previously non‐photosynthetic protist engulfed and …