Dr, Department of Medical Biology, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Review Article
A Review on Theories on the Origin of the Nucleus in Modern Eukaryotes
Author(s): Niloufar Boustanabadimaralan Düz*
Nucleus (plural nuclei) is the Latin term for the central organelle of eukaryotic cells. While the building blocks of
eukaryotic cells (humans, plants and amoebas) feature command centers containing DNA, prokaryotes (Eubacteria and Arch aeb acteria) do not. This membrane-bound nucleus has played an indispensable role in the diversification of today's multicellular life, and the uncertainty surrounding its evolution has long been a puzzle for scientists studying
the evolution of modern organisms. Emergence of the nucleus and our own origin are quite interlinked. Over the
years, the subject of the origin of the eukaryotic nucleus has been discussed in depth by microbiologists, evolutionary
biologists, cell biologists, etc., and even though the subject has brought many biologists together, their studies
continue to produce different perspectives of the birth of the nucleus.. View more»