Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Dna From the Beginning: Higher Cells Have Ancient Dna
Eukaryotic cells have separate DNA from mitochondria and chloroplasts which indicates that they were once primitive cells on their own. This multimedia article includes animations, pictures, video, biographical information, and quiz...
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Ck 12: Endosymbiosis the Evolution of Eukaryotes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about the evolution of eukaryotes which is explained by the endosymbiotic theory.
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Ck 12: Episd: Evolution of Eukaryotes
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Take a close look at the endosymbiotic theory scientists have developed to explain the evolution of eukaryotes. Understand that chloroplast and mitochondria used to...
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Ck 12: Episd: Coevolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find out how coevolution can occur in nature and identify the endosymbiotic theory.
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Famous Scientists: Lynn Margulis
Read the biography of Lynn Margulis in this article. Learn how her endosymbiotic theory of eukaryotic cell development revolutionized our understanding of the origin of life.
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Ck 12: Biology: Protist Evolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how protists evolved from prokaryotic cells.
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Ck 12: Biology: Chloroplasts
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Overview of chloroplasts.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: The Evolution of the Cell
Learn about the endosymbiotic theory. This theory explains the evolution of cells from a mitochondria and chloroplast working together in a symbiotic relationship to the current cell structure.
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Ck 12: Biology: Coevolution
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes coevolution and how it occurs.