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Fig. 4

From: Coevolution in the Classroom

Fig. 4

Over many generations of evolution, endosymbiotic relationships may become so close that the two lineages effectively merge. Eventually, it may become difficult to identify the endosymbiont as the descendent of a free-living organism. Illustration modified with permission from the Understanding Evolution website

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