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Evidence that cytoskeletal elements have ancient origins comes from

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-the sequence similarities of cytoskeletal elements when comparing distantly-related organisms.
-the presence of cytoskeletal elements in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes.
-the observation that both prokaryotes and eukaryotes use cytoskeletal elements to assist cell division.
-the ability to form functional hybrid microfilaments from actin monomers taken from distantly-related organisms.
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