Origin of Eukaryotic Cells
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Origin of Eukaryotic Cells is a landmark scientific book by Lynn Margulis that advanced the endosymbiotic theory explaining how complex eukaryotic cells evolved from symbiotic relationships between simpler prokaryotic organisms.
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book
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scientific monograph → |
| associatedWith |
Gaia hypothesis intellectual context
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| author |
Lynn Margulis
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| challenges |
earlier non-symbiotic models of eukaryotic origins
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strictly gradualist views of cell evolution → |
| contributesTo |
history of evolutionary thought
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symbiogenesis theory → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| emphasizes |
cooperation between organisms as evolutionary force
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role of symbiosis in evolution → |
| field |
biology
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cell biology → evolutionary biology → microbiology → |
| focusesOn |
evolution of complex cells from simpler cells
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symbiosis between prokaryotes → |
| hasAudience |
biologists
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evolutionary theorists → graduate students in biology → |
| hasInfluenced |
acceptance of endosymbiotic theory
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modern understanding of cell evolution → research on symbiosis in evolution → |
| language |
English
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| mainTopic |
endosymbiotic theory
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eukaryogenesis → origin of eukaryotic cells → |
| notableFor |
controversial reception at time of publication
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integrating microbiology and evolutionary theory → systematic argument for endosymbiosis → |
| proposes |
eukaryotic organelles originated as endosymbiotic bacteria
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| publicationType |
academic book
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| publisher |
Yale University Press
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| relatedConcept |
organelle evolution
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prokaryote–eukaryote transition → serial endosymbiosis → symbiogenesis → |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Symbiosis in Cell Evolution
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| supportsTheory |
chloroplasts evolved from photosynthetic bacteria
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eukaryotic flagella have symbiotic origins → mitochondria evolved from aerobic bacteria → |
| timePeriodDiscussed |
early evolution of life on Earth
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| usesEvidenceFrom |
biochemistry of organelles
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comparative cell biology → fossil record of early life → microbial physiology → |
Referenced by (2)
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Lynn Margulis
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Lynn Petra Alexander → |
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