This glossary contains a number of definitions from the following publication:
J. M. Cock; Tessmar-Raible, K.; Boyen, C.; Viard, F. (Eds.), Introduction to Marine Genomics, vol. 1, 1st ed., Advances in Marine Genomics Vol. (Springer, 2010). Available from: http://www.springer.com/life+
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Endosymbiosis |
An endosymbiont is an organism that lives within the body or cells of another organism. Endosymbiosis played an important in the evolution of the eukaryotes as mitochondria and plastids were derived from endosymbiotic organisms captured by ancestral eukaryotic cells. |