Endosymbiosis: Its Impact on the Evolution of Life - Steve Massey, University of South Florida from function of chloroplast in plant cell Watch Video
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⏲ Duration: 16 min 36 sec ✓ Published: 06-Dec-2011
Description: Characterization of a potential eukaryote to eukaryote horizontal gene transfernSteve Massey, University of South FloridannSacoglossan sea slugs participate in a type of cell-level symbiosis, termed kleptoplasty, whereby chloroplasts obtained from their algal food source are taken up by, and maintained inside, specialized gut cells. The two species of slugs we are studying, Elysia chlorotica and Elysia crispata, can maintain their chloroplasts in a functional state for several months. Under brig
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