06-07-2011, 08:10 AM
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Sgt. Sideburns
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MM, it wouldn't have happened with the prokaryotic flagellum. I don't know of any prokaryotes that have been the larger beneficiary of endosymbiosis. Also, the bacterial flagellum is a molecular engine with rotary parts, it would be like expecting an outboard motor to sail without a boat. And the bacterial flagellum is already understood to simply be a Type III secretory and transport system (normally used to injected eukaryotic cells with toxins) with a long and large protein chain on the end of it.
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Fair enough.
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