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Mitochondira are throught to be the descendants of certain alpha-proteobacteria.
Mitochondira are throught to be the descendants of certain alpha-proteobacteria. They are, however, no longer able to lead independent lives because most genes originally present on their chromosome have moved to the nuclear genome. Which phenomenon accounts for the movement of these genes?