What hypothesis suggests how eukaryotic cells arose?
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The name of the hypothesis is 'endosymbiont hypothesis' by Lyon Margulis.
It was later formulated into theory.
According to endosymbiont theory, eukaryotic cell originated from prokaryotic cell.
A bigger prokaryotes must have engulfed some smaller prokaryotes.This smaller prokaryotes was not digested by the bigger prokaryotes.The smaller prokaryotes maintained symbiosis within the bigger prokaryotes and latter evolved into eukaryotic organelles.
It was later formulated into theory.
According to endosymbiont theory, eukaryotic cell originated from prokaryotic cell.
A bigger prokaryotes must have engulfed some smaller prokaryotes.This smaller prokaryotes was not digested by the bigger prokaryotes.The smaller prokaryotes maintained symbiosis within the bigger prokaryotes and latter evolved into eukaryotic organelles.
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