The apparent absence of mitochondria in some microbes contributed to the view that they were early offshoots of the eukaryotic line of descent. New evidence tells a different story.
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Roger, A., Silberman, J. Mitochondria in hiding. Nature 418, 827–829 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/418827a
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