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What did eukaryotes most likely evolve from?

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Eukaryotes mostly likely envolve from a symbolic association prokaryotes
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The hypothesis that eukaryotic cells evolved from a symbiotic association of prokaryotes—endosymbiosis—is particularly well supported by studies of mitochondria and chloroplasts, which are thought to have evolved from bacteria living in large cells.

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