The reason for as well as the consequence of the Cambrian explosion in animal evolution

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Ohno, Susumu ^a  

^a CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambrian explosion; Cellular life; Pananimalia genome

Indexed keywords

BICARBONATE; CARBON DIOXIDE;

BLUE GREEN ALGA; CELL CYCLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; GENOME; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OXYGENATION; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; REVIEW;

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLOROPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIA; EUKARYOTA; PORIFERA; PROKARYOTA; UNCULTURED CYANOBACTERIUM;

EID: 0031034881     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00000055     Document Type: Review

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