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Stromatolites |
Rock like structure composed of layers of prokaryotes and sediment |
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Serial Endosymbiosis |
A model of the origin of eukaryotes consisting of a sequence of endosymbiotic events in which mitochondria, chloroplasts, and perhaps other cellular structures were derived from small prokaryotes that had been engulfed by larger cells |
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Genetic Annealing |
The production of a new genome through the transfer of part of the genome of one organism to another organism |
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Snowball Earth Hypothesis |
The hypothesis that glacier covered the planet's landmasses from pole to pole 750-570 million years ago, confining life to limited areas |
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Pangaea |
The super continent formed near the end of the Paleozic era when plate movements brought all the land masses of Earth together |
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Three Domain System |
A system of taxonomic classification based on three "super kingdoms": Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya |
