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endosymbiosis
[ en-doh-sim-bee-oh-sis, -bahy- ]
endosymbiosis
/ ˌɛndəʊˌsɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs /
noun
- a type of symbiosis in which one organism lives inside the other, the two typically behaving as a single organism. It is believed to be the means by which such organelles as mitochondria and chloroplasts arose within eukaryotic cells
Derived Forms
- ˌendoˌsymbiˈotic, adjective
Other Words From
- en·do·sym·bi·ot·ic [en-doh-sim-bee-, ot, -ik, -bahy-], adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of endosymbiosis1
Example Sentences
The Aiptasia sea anemone is a model system for research on endosymbiosis in corals and other cnidarians.
It’s not at all clear that the ancestral proto-eukaryote had that ability, Martin says — which would make the barrier to that first endosymbiosis much higher.
Using this information, the authors sought to resolve a key mystery in coral biology: which cells in the organism are responsible for recognizing the appropriate algal species and establishing the endosymbiosis?
Future studies should focus on the cell biology of endosymbiosis.
Hu and colleagues’ work heralds a new and valuable attempt at a rigorous and systematic understanding of the cellular and molecular basis of coral endosymbiosis, and, potentially, of coral bleaching.
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