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Arcal t1_irbn62p wrote on October 6, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Reply to comment by Sonic_Sugar in Mitochondrial DNA Is Working Its Way Into the Human Genome by molrose96

The nucleus is a safer place for DNA, protected and with more advanced repair mechanisms, so its advantageous to have the genes drift over. The original pre-mitochondrial microbe didn't have a nucleus, and it doesn't matter so much with single celled organisms.