Abstract
In a eukaryotic cell, the genetic materials are located in the cell nucleus, the mitochondrion and the plastid, and each of the three has their own transcriptional and translational apparatus. Origin of the organellar genomes, or the organelles themselves, has long been an important subject of biological research. Two major hypotheses have been considered. One is the autogenous origin hypothesis: the two organelles arose through a process of intracellular compartmentalization and functional specialization within a single hypothetical eukaryotic progenitor cell (Raff and Mahler, 1972). The other is the endosymbiotic hypothesis: the two organelles had originated from a free-living organisms that were subsequently engulfed by a eukaryotic progenitor cell (Margulis, 1981; Gray and Doolittle, 1982). In the light of the present knowledge of molecular phylogeny, endosymbiotic hypothesis is thought to be more acceptable than the other.
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Ohta, N., Sato, N., Kuroiwa, T. (1999). The Organellar Genomes of Cyanidioschyzon merolae . In: Seckbach, J. (eds) Enigmatic Microorganisms and Life in Extreme Environments. Cellular Origin and Life in Extreme Habitats, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4838-2_11
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