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Kyle Oman
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What forms first: the dark matter halo or the galaxy?

I read that in the early Universe dark matter forms halos, and dust and gas inside those halos formed the first ever galaxies. I am curious to know whether the dust and gas formed the galaxy inside a previously formed halo, or whether the halo formed around the dust and gas.