How do bacterial endosymbionts work with so few genes?

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Unsolved Mysteries discuss a topic of biological importance that is poorly understood and in need of research attention.

John P. McCutcheon ,

* E-mail: john.mccutcheon@asu.edu

Affiliations Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America

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Arkadiy I. Garber,

Affiliation Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Noah Spencer,

Affiliation Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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Jessica M. Warren

Affiliations Biodesign Institute and School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States of America
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