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Production, Purification, And X-Ray Crystallography Of The Potra Domains Of Pstoc75, Gabriela Jordan Little
Production, Purification, And X-Ray Crystallography Of The Potra Domains Of Pstoc75, Gabriela Jordan Little
EURēCA: Exhibition of Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement
Plastids arose via endosymbiosis when a cyanobacterium was engulfed by a primitive eukaryote. The cyanobacterium was enslaved by the eukaryote, eventually giving rise to a new organelle, termed the plastid. The transition from a free-living cyanobacterium to a cell-dependent organelle demonstrates how the chloroplast ancestor underwent many changes in its physiology and biological processes. The majority of the DNA belonging to the cyanobacterium was scavenged by the nucleus of the host cell. This led to higher fidelity of genetic duplication, due to the proofreading abilities of the DNA polymerase of the host cell. This left the cell with the problem …