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Illustration of a eukaryotic cell containing a nucleus, organelles and a membrane. Photo: depositphotos.com

New research: Why did sexual reproduction develop, and indeed it did?

It is the fusion between the genetic load of the mitochondrion and the host cell that allowed the development of eukaryotes and the sophisticated multicellular organisms we know today," states the researcher
The upper part from the original photograph from the study: in both photographs, animal cells from two populations are visible - one was colored red and the other green. The purple color paints the cell cytoplasm, while the green color paints the cytoplasm and the cell nucleus, which is seen as a circle with a denser color in the cells. In the top photo, each cell maintains its separate identity. Credit: Technion barges.

Researchers publish dramatic findings concerning the intercellular fusion process

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