Nucleomorph: A Fascinating Remnant of Endosymbiosis

Nucleomorphs are the reduced nuclei derived from endosymbionts found in some secondary symbiotic algae. Research into nucleomorph has provided many insights its role as a product of endosymbiosis, well resulting genome reduction and gene transfer. Recently developed biological techniques bioinformatic tools have enabled us to examine characteristics nucleomorphs more comprehensively than was previously possible. Moreover, new approaches synthetic biology begun emerge that may provide valuable platform study artificial endosymbiosis. Together, these technologies could allow greater mechanisms regulation genomic dynamics within nucleomorph.