In #evolution we often think about the loss of #genes occurring with transition to an #endosymbiotic lifestyle - this new research on the bacterial phylum Chlamydiae suggests the opposite is also occurring namely gain of genes associated with #metabolism.

New research in Nature Microbiology on

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41564-022-01284-9

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Where do eukaryotes come from?
#Endosymbiotic theory is an evolutionary theory which explains the origin of eukaryotic cells from prokaryotes

* Key organelles of eukaryotes originated as symbiosis between separate single-celled organisms.

* According to this theory, mitochondria and chloroplasts are descendants of formerly free-living bacteria.

https://kaiserscience.wordpress.com/biology-the-living-environment/cells/symbiogenesis/

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