The hybrid nature of the Eukaryota and a consilient view of life on Earth

James O McInerney; Mary J O'Connell; Davide Pisani

doi:10.1038/nrmicro3271

The hybrid nature of the Eukaryota and a consilient view of life on Earth

James O McInerney, Mary J O'Connell, Davide Pisani

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Abstract

The origin of the eukaryotic cell, which is known as eukaryogenesis, has puzzled scientists for more than 100 years, and many hypotheses have been proposed. Recent analyses of new data enable the safe elimination of some of these hypotheses, whereas support for other hypotheses has increased. In this Opinion article, we evaluate the available theories for their compatibility with empirical observations and conclude that cellular life consists of two primary, paraphyletic prokaryotic groups and one secondary, monophyletic group that has symbiogenic origins - the eukaryotes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	449-455
Number of pages	7
Journal	Nature Reviews Microbiology
Volume	12
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro3271
Publication status	Published - 12 May 2014

Keywords

Biological Evolution
Eukaryota
Prokaryotic Cells

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