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Eukaryotes are thought to have originated through a process known as endosymbiosis, in which an ancestral prokaryotic cell engulfed another, forming a mutually beneficial relationship. Over time, the ...

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Interestingly, one widely accepted theory of eukaryotic evolution, known as the endosymbiotic theory, suggests that mitochondria originated from free-living prokaryotic cells. 13 According to this ...

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These are among the oldest known fossils of eukaryotic cells, estimated to be between 1.4 billion and 1.65 billion years old. Left: A variety of fossils from the Limbunya Group in Northern Territory, ...