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Galaxies formed as small density fluctuations in the early universe grew through gravity, collected gas inside dark-matter halos, formed stars, and merged into larger structures.
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Dark-matter overdensities collapse first and provide gravitational wells.
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Deep observations show that distant young galaxies are generally smaller, more irregular, and more actively star-forming than present-day massive systems.