Name two examples of lateral gene transfer to eukaryotes that involve cellular organelles
A) Transfer of bacterial genes that were predecessors to mitochondria and chloroplasts.
B) Transfer of the bacterial mitochondrial apparatus to form nuclei and ribosomes.
C) Transfer of bacterial chloroplasts to form nuclei and ribosomes.
D) Transfer of bacterial genes to form nuclei and the mitotic spindle apparatus.
E) Transfer of the bacterial spindle apparatus to form ribosomes and transfer RNAs.
Answer: A
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