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Jékely 2007 - Origin of Phagotrophic Eukaryotes As Social Cheaters in Microbial Biofilms by BGE is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document proposes a hypothesis that eukaryotes originated as social cheaters in microbial biofilms, enjoying benefits without contributing. This led to the evolution of phagotrophy and predation on other cells. Cellular changes were then buffered in the social environment of biofilms, allowing drastic transformations. The hypothesis aims to explain the origin of phagotrophy and how eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotes.
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- BGE
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- EN